Spanking Child Abuse

The topic of should you spank your child has been a hot button topic recently in the U.S. While many Parents support the idea, some parents on the other hand are against the idea. In this thread, I will be stating my opinion on spanking a child. Why or why not? I will also be state weather or not the U.S should ban spanking, like many European countries have done.

One very simple word that describes discipline is training. A child is not born with the knowledge of what is acceptable or expected. A parent must invest their own time and patience while showing love and exemplary behavior while molding their children into becoming well behaved (Child Abuse vs. Discipline). Being a parent is a hard enough job already, but when it comes to being a parent having to discipline your child, it becomes much harder. It takes time for a child to learn and process new behaviors, and this is a reason a parent must not have a short fuse when it comes to discipling their children.

Today, the definition of child abuse has undergone many changes in just the last couple decades. Middle aged people today (40 to 50 year olds) remember times as children when they were spanked with belts or even made to pick out their own switch for punishment. For today’s child, most punishment has become a limiting of what adults consider privileges, i.e. phone or internet use, etc… Our punishment of the past is considered to be abusive by current standards,

Everyday parents are faced with the challenges of disciplining their children. We all wish there was an instruction booklet that we could magical pull out and get them back on the right path, but no such thing exists. Often times, your child pushes you to the edge of your personal limitations. At this moment it is often we correct our child’s behavior by spanking. Spanking is considered a form of discipline that is acceptable by most and an unacceptable to a smaller crowd. Spanking can lead to psychological problems in early adolescent, which long term can lead to emotional and anger retention.

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Child abuse is a very serious issue here in the United States. Child abuse is defined as the physical, mental, sexual abuse or exploitation, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child who is under the age 18 (Pro Quest Staff). Many of the children get abused by the person in charge of the child's care. This includes loved ones of the child, people who the child once could trust. In the all U.S. states allow parents to hit/spank their children in the manner of discipline.

Fréchette, Sabrina, Michael Zoratti, and Elisa Romano. "What Is the Link Between Corporal Punishment and Child Physical Abuse?" SpringerLink. Springer US, 25 Jan. 2015. Web. 05 Apr. 2017. . This article was very statistical because they survey individuals about spanking. About the difference between spanking and child physical abuse and what they would consider spanking and to what extent. They also examined parenting and family factors that could distinguish why they spank their children. An if spanking can occur with or without physical abuse. They also examined if spanking was a form of punishment that each generation of their family would do.

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

Spanking is an ineffective method for disciplining children as it both validates violence and creates antisocial behaviour while failing to teach a child why their actions were wrong. As some parents continue to utilize spanking, the children often internalize many negative side effects. They learn to “legitimatize violence”2 thus carrying these issues into other interpersonal relationships. Using their caregivers as models, they are more likely to hit others such as peers & siblings “as means of resolving their conflicts.”1 Ironically, this is exactly what some parents are trying to eliminate. Other children may become increasingly antisocial. From the perspective of a child, those who are supposed to protect them chose to hurt them instead.

Is it truly acceptable to beat children when their behavior needs correcting? In the short story “Mariposa”,  Jazmin’s mother says: “That’s what is wrong with this country. Teenagers out of control. You need a good beating, not just a slap.” Disciplining children through beating is a common notion worldwide. Countless people who have done it, or experienced themselves would say it 's useful and works. However, I do not agree with those methods. Beating children won’t properly teach them to change their behavior.  The act of violence only installs fear, which can eventually lead to resentment towards the parents.  The parent doing the disciple may have good intention, however in a multitude of case,  parents end up taking it too far and actually hurting the child physically and mentally.  No two children response to beating the same.  One child may never cross the line after getting beaten, while another child may become more aggressive towards the “cruel actions” of their parent and not change at all. Various studies have shown that children who have been beaten still act out compared to children who have never been beaten. The results from beating children are inconclusive, and therefore not always guaranteed to work. There are better ways in which a parent can stop a child 's dreadful behavior. For example, the first way is by having the child and parent set up ground rules together for the family. While learning the acceptable and unacceptable behavior, the child will

Many people today are getting arrested for simply disciplining a child. But, in older times disciplining a child set good moral standards and taught that child on what that child was supposed to do and what not to do. There is a fine line between abuse and discipline. So what is child abuse? Child abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature. There are also different kinds of child abuse; which include physical, emotional, and sexual. But, discipline does not

We have all been in a situation where we see a small child throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of a store demanding a toy. The mother or father, exasperated, tries to calm them down with whispers of time-outs and other minimal threats. However, the stubborn child has plans to continue to kick and scream. In previous years, a parent wouldn't think twice about taking the child to the bathroom and giving him a good spanking. Now, parents have to worry about someone assuming it's child abuse. Whether or not parents should spank their children has become a heated debate in today's society.

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.

Firstly, corporal punishment can damage the child physically. “ As physical punishment involves the use of physical force with the intention of causing the child to experience bodily pain or discomfort as a way to correct or punish the child's behavior (Holinger).” This concept on its own befuddles me. On one hand, it is okay for a parent to spank, hit, pinch, hit them with a belt, switch, tree branch, or paddle, slap, and so on. But on the other hand, punching, kicking, and slapping your child with a certain “severity” is child abuse. Who determines this severity though? And what is truly the difference? Why is hitting a child on the buttocks or on the hand considered an effective form of discipline, but the other considered child abuse? In my opinion, it should all be considered child abuse. Since there is no way to regulate the severity of the punishments, and even the average spanking can have dramatic consequences. According to Jan Hunt, who is the Director of the Natural Child Project, an attachment parenting/unschooling counselor, a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and has two degrees in Psychology and Counseling Psychology, “ Even relatively moderate spankings can be physically dangerous, as blows to the lower end of the spinal column can

There is no disciplinary handbook when it comes to how someone should parent their child.There will be issues that arise throughout the child's life that will need different levels of discipline. However, there is a right and a wrong way to handle these misbehaviors. “Parents must help their defiant children be successful” (Petrakis 147). For many parents finding the proper way to deal with their child's behavior can be stressful and result in anger. According to Jody Pawel, a licensed social worker, discipline should have a focus on helping a child learn from their mistakes (Pawel). Child abuse is defined as the “physical maltreatment” of a child (“Child Abuse”). In other words child abuse is what we refer to when discipline has gotten out of control, or reached a toxic level. The majority of parents may not see their verbal warnings, guilt trips, timeouts, loss of privileges, name calling, spanking, belt hitting, first hitting, burning,sexual misconduct, abandonment, or broken bones as a major issue. However, there is a point to when child discipline becomes child abuse. There is a fine line not only between discipline and physical abuse,but also discipline and emotional child abuse. When it comes to emotional abuse the line is drawn when verbal warnings,cursing, or guilt trips result in a child feeling a sense of self doubt. When it comes to discipline and physical abuse the line is drawn when any amount of physical pain is inflicted on a child who is in an