Effects Of Hearing Punishment On Children

“Physical punishment of children: Can we continue to accept the status quo?” by Kim Oates is a scholarly source found in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. The author of this journal argues that discipline with physical punishment is not only inefficient, but it also causes problems in the emotional and behavioral development of children. He follows by providing practical forms of disciplining such as: removing privileges, teaching by example, having constant supervision, setting appropriate rules, and being consistent. Kim Oates states that those parents who use physical punishment to discipline their children, likely experienced it during their childhood and are usually unaware of these other methods of discipline. Oates included

Child abuse can be a very touchy subject. Some say parents do it because they want their child to listen and follow their rules. Others say that they would never hurt a person because it can cause physical and mental problems that could last a lifetime. With this debate you will see the critics and supporters side of what they think about abuse and what it can do. Most parents who abuse their child don’t realize that its abuse. They believe it’s a different form of discipline that is working to get their child to follow the rules they have set. Child Abuse supporters and critics have their reasons why they agree and disagree with it and what it can do later in their child's life.

Have you ever saw someone hit their child and thought to yourself was that abuse or discipline? Many people understand that punishment and abuse are different, but they don’t know what should or shouldn’t be considered abuse. Theres a big debate on if spanking should be considered punishment or child abuse. Studies have always shown that most abuse goes unreported. There is a point where discipline becomes abuse and that’s when discipline is unfair, anger driven, and inconsistent.

For many years, discipline was and still is a grey line. By 2000, Studies were showing major associations between physical punishment and mental health, physical injury, parent-child relationships and family violence in adulthood. This led many countries to take action against violent punishments. Therefore, countries banned domestic violence after they decided that gentle discipline is the best method to raise a kid. On the other hand, many parents are reluctant to leave their physical ways of discipline. These techniques come from cultural, and religious beliefs that have been rooted in the parents. The parents continue to use violence as a way to discipline their kids, claiming that it is more efficient than gentle and soft methods of discipline.

There are several in-home treatments for reducing child physical abuse (Barnett Miller-Perrin Perrin 184). With Project SafeCare parents actively acquire needed skills through techniques such as completing homework assignments and demonstrating (modeling) desirable parental behaviors (Barnett, Miller-Perrin, Perrin 185). Behavior - based treatment programs focuses on parent’s behavior, the child’s behavior, parent-child interactive behaviors, or all three (Barnett, Miller-Perrin, Perrin 185). With behavior-based treatments parents are taught the effects of reinforcement and punishment on children’s behavior, appropriate methods of delivering reinforcement and punishment, importance of consistency in discipline and so on. There are other treatments that deals with, children learning how to express their feelings, parents writing letters of apologies for being abusive, and the children writing about the traumatic elements of his/her abuse, and counseling (Barnett,

Firstly, physical punishment breeds aggressive behaviour. Research shows that negative reinforcement tends to have a replicating effect. Adults who were spanked as children are, in turn, more likely to spank their children. Parents set a precedent and children tend to imitate the behaviour, good or ill. For example, a child that is physically

Spanking children is a very controversial topic; there are people who agree with spanking and there are those who disagree. Everyone’s decision varies based on if they were spank or not spanked as children. After taking several courses in child development it is my belief that physical punishment actually alters the brain, it can traumatize a child, as well as have a decrease of gray matter in certain areas of the prefrontal cortex that have been linked to depression, addiction and other mental disorders. Which could be a leading cause for children growing up with higher risk of commenting a crime. Some may say there is no damage left on children and it can alter unwanted behavior affectedly. Regardless of the reason for what people stand behind when it comes to spanking, it is my belief every individual reacts different to being spanked. There are many elements that affect if the outcome is positive or negative. Spanking should only occur if a child is mentally capacity to understand it is a form or correcting unwanted behavior; followed by a firm lecture as to why the child got spanked. A child should know why they were spanked, furthermore, a parents’ goal should be to not resort to spanking. As a child, I was not spanked, nevertheless, I knew my parents could spank me; from witness childhood friends get spanked. The beliefs and values of American’s are that no one deserves corporal punishment, however, corporal punishment is practice in homes on children, corporal

Brendan Smith (2012), focused on the harm and the negative impacts of parents spanking their children. Internationally it is viewed as a violation of children’s rights, and has even been banned in 30 different countries (Smith, 2012). Elizabeth Gershoff, a researcher on physical punishment suggests that physical punishment does not work because you have to make it stronger and harder every time in order to have the kids comply (Smith, 2012). It has been found that children who were physically punished are more likely to believe

According to Smith (2012), spanking does not lead to immediate obedience. Alan Kazdin, a Yale University psychology professor and director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic, says spanking does not work and “you cannot punish out these behaviors that you do not want.” Spanking does not lead to long term obedience either. Graham-Bermann (2008) says that “physical punishment can work momentarily to stop problematic behavior because children are afraid of being hit, but it doesn’t work in the long term and can make children more aggressive.” There are three major negative outcomes that are correlated with spanking. First, physical punishment

Recently, new ways of controlling children’s behavior have come to light and are now becoming more popular. A survey done in 2015 by Pew Research Center showed that %53 of parents claim that they have never spanked any of their children (Pew Research Center). So, with the data presented it is safe to say that there are other effective methods of controlling children without or limited use of corporal punishment. One of these methods has been well researched and seems to produce positive and/or neutral results is reasoning with the

According to Roger Thompson, associate professor at Stony Brook University “If we are going to take seriously what science tells us about how we form relationships and how our mind develops, we will need to construct new strategies for parenting and when we do… we just may change the world” (Thompson). Punishment is usually intended to correct behavior, get rid of or lessen unwanted behavior and encourage better normative behavior. Parents often try to use punishment, such as spanking, to guide children, show them was is acceptable and what is not. This technique is outdated, unnecessary and harmful. To see that spanking as punishment for children is wrong, one needs to look at significant factors such as how the brain of a child works, the more effective options and the long term effects.

Child abuse is broadly defined in many cases as cruelty inflicted upon a child. There are many forms of abuse that leads to a pattern of behavior that impairs a child’s emotional development or sense of self-worth. Psychological abuse is common but few understand the psychological abuse definition enough to spot it. Without the visible signs of physical abuse psychological abuse can stay hidden for years. However, physical abuse is the most visible form of child maltreatment. Many times it results from excessive physical discipline from a parent or caretaker in anger. Children of physical abuse may display withdrawn or aggressive behavior, anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating and academic problems in school. The effects of both

When children are physically abused, they will suffer from fear, nervousness, and loneliness. Physical punishment might come in the form of kicking, punching, or leaving some harmful physical marks due to heavy beating. Some people think that it is good to use violence and toughness with kids to make them mature and strong enough to overcome their problems throughout their lives. However, abusing is weakening the kids and making them fragile for what they might face in the future. According to Beth Morrisey MLIS author of “The Effect of Punishment on Children” (2015) states that Punishment is anything that reduces the frequency of unwanted behaviors, should suppress inappropriate behaviors completely, but this is infrequently the real result. Parents must remember that punishment, particularly corporal punishment, is different from discipline. Corporal punishment is the infliction of physical discomfort on someone condemned of crime. Actual, parents who use corporal punishment fix consequently in the form of spanking or remarkable a

Children are like flowers, if well taken care of they will bloom. If ignored or tortured, they will wither and die. Child discipline is one of the most important elements of successful parenting. Today, many people have this notion that physical abuse is in no way a solution to helping children discern between right and wrong. Since generations children have been taught the art of discipline through physical punishment. Often this approach to disciplining has resulted in two outcomes, one is where the child becomes more tolerant and is willing to adhere to what he/she has been told, or the other which more often results in children developing a sense of anguish and desire to revolt.

In the article on “Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse”, it brought out that how parents discipline their children was sometimes severe.  In my research, I found that when it comes to punishment that was physical and it’s an actual form of abuse whether it comes from a parents, teacher, and etc. Some of the states had restricted foster parents spanking their step children and that abuse is an act of commission.  The problem was that there were as “three million cases of suspected child abuse being reported in the United States each year (Gullatt and E.Stockton pg.20).” That is a lot of cases that had been reported and the victims of the child had gone through many types of maltreatment.