The Collective Consequences Of Childhood Abuse And Spanking

Researchers have studied that spanking is effective for anyone’s child who had experienced the pain of spanking on their bottoms or any part of their body because it has shown that it has increased the aggressiveness as well as mental issues towards his or her families and peers. For instance, in a book that was based on a true story called “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” where Henrietta had a cervical cancer in her, so years has passed by she had died from the cervical cancer and leaving her children behind. The children had nowhere else to go but to live with their aunt’s house named Ethel. Later Ethel had decided to abuse these children because she had hatred towards Henrietta who Galen was interesting to be with her instead her wife, Ethel. Ethel starves Henrietta’s children by walking them at dawn and forcing them to do chores. In the summer she sends them to Clover to pick the worms off the tobacco leaves and if they ever stop she would beat them. Out of the most of who got abused was Joe Lacks who changed his name to Zakariyya because she would abuse him for no reason by forcing him to stand in the dark basement for hours on end. Over the years now that Ethel has completely crossed the line of abuse he had gotten downright angrier and angrier by having him to have mental disorders, aggressiveness as well as anger because of what he had experienced in the past now that it has permanently affected him for a while by having problems in his later life and becoming an alcoholic, getting himself in trouble as well as murdering someone. Many people say that spanking is a good example of punishing your child, however; parent’s need to realize that if they have crossed the line from spanking it is now considered as abuse

Living in the twenty-first century you rarely ever see someone spank their child or hear the word spank come out of a parent’s mouth. I see too many parents today that are too self-righteous to “spank” their children, because many people see spanking as form of abuse. Many parents in today’s world use more reasonable punishments for their misbehaving children. Some parents put their children in time-outs, deny them of their freedom, take toys away and ground them. I have seen parents use these methods because there are more reasonable ways of punishing their child for being disobedient. However, not everybody in today’s world uses these methods for punishing children; some parents use the act of spanking for punishment. Spanking was a popular punishment back in the 1900s, but is a very debatable topic in today’s society.

While this review of literature on spanking children is limited in finding evidence in supporting spanking, the research available that opposes spanking is rather compelling. The findings from the reviewed articles provide advice to parents, both new and long-time, on how to discipline their children if they want their children to have the best outcomes. The studies that have been reviewed are only a small amount of what has been published regarding the negative impacts that spanking can have on children. Additionally, this research may be a start for a move in society to begin viewing spanking as a negative child-rearing practice. While there is a lot more research that could be reviewed on this topic, high levels of aggression, behavioral problems, and

Since the birth of the nation, Americans have debated about the topic of spanking children for discipline. Parent’s waver back and forth for a while it is okay and expected that they will discipline the children by using corporal punishment. Then over the years everything changes and now it’s no longer acceptable. It will be the center of many heated debates and will continue to be so as long as we have parents and as long as they raise children. In the long run parent’s will find out if spanking turned out to be a strength or a weakness but for the immediate future, it’s something America needs to go back to using for guidance purposes. Spanking when used as a form of discipline and not abuse is an effective tool. The use of spanking has

Child abuse is seen in a variety of ways. After committing the action, one will suffer the consequences. “Child abuse and neglect is well established as an important societal concern with significant ramifications for the affected children, their families, and society at large. A critical step in devising effective responses is reasonable agreement on the definition of the problem and its scope. Yet achieving clarity in the area of child abuse and neglect has been an ongoing challenge. Legal definitions

Everyone has heard the expression, “my parents spanked me and I turned out just fine.” Thirty years ago people did not think twice about spanking their children. This was a socially excepted form of discipline. In fact, it was so publicly accepted that even teachers and principals were allowed to spank children. Today spanking has become a taboo subject. Some believe spanking is irrefutably a form of abuse. However, others resort back to the belief of, “spare the rod and spoil the child.” Researchers believe that spanking can lead to aggressive behavior and psychological impairments. Instead, psychologists encourage the use of alternative forms of discipline, such as positive reinforcement and redirection. Although it is each individual’s decision whether or not to spank a child, the long-term effects of spanking far outweigh the benefits of the immediate change of behavior.

Growing up most children had experienced being spanked.Being spanked is not fun and hurts very bad. Sometimes children get spanked for something they did wrong or simply because they lied.Spanking is a form of child abuse and can hurt a child 's feelings. Spanking of children can cause a disattchament between parents and child. It can also cause a child to not trust their parents.Spankings can cause a distraction for children and it can affect their school work. Hitting children can cause them to have life memorable scar on their body that could cause reseniment. Spanking can cause a child to rebill against parents.It also can cause them to have hatred against their parents.Spanking is not accptable because it show children that its accpeteable to hit other children.Parents should not spank their children because it promotes violence, damages relationship and trust, and it teaches children to lie when confronted

William Dudley states, “But child abuse is a hideous, widespread and chronic problem across the country. And despite the sensational cases that periodically grab the headlines, it doesn’t get nearly enough attention” (12). The public seems to only care when they see it in the news, though, after the story fades away, people forget what happened while the child is still alone. In order to fix this, the public needs to keep being reminded of the child abuse that keeps happening (no matter how bad it is) and make it known that parents having trouble with their kids can seek help and eliminate the problem before it

The term child abuse can be defined as any behavior directed toward a child by a parent, guardian, caregiver, or other family member, that endangers a child’s physical or emotional health and development. However, perpetrators of child abuse or neglect are most likely the child’s own parent. According to NCANDS, in 2005, 79.4 percent of perpetrators

defines emotional abuse as “any act by the parents that have precipitated or could in the future cause extreme behavioral, emotional, or mental disorders. 10.6% of adults have reported being emotionally abused as a child. There are many different aspects of emotional abuse such as, rejecting or ignoring, shaming or humiliating, terrorizing, isolating and corrupting. Rejecting or ignoring the child is when the parent tells the child that they are unwanted or showing little interest in the child. Shaming and Humiliating is when the parent calls the child names, belittling them, or taking action that takes aim at the child’s self worth. Terrorizing is when the parent blames the child or punishes or threaten the child with abandonment, or death. Terrorizing is also when the parent takes advantage of the child’s weakness. Isolating is when the parent keeps the child away from friends and family as punishment. Corrupting is when the parent engages the child in criminal acts and encourages misbehavior. The signs to know if this is happening to a child is when they wet the bed, have speech disorders, or obesity and weight fluctuation. They could also behave weirdly such as, them being overly defensive, sleep disorders, anti social behavior, sometimes it could be so extreme that they could have suicidal thoughts and

We will find in the spanked kids a physical and verbal form of aggression against others: classmate, family members, friends etc… it is like an expression of all frustration accumulated by spanked and frustrated child. Another study published in the Akron Law Review examined criminal records and found that children raised where a legal ban on parental corporal punishment is in effect are much more likely to be involved in crime. When kids and spanked or abuse in their childhood are spanked, they develop a hatred. The immediate consequence in their adolescence is physical aggression. It is the most common in the adolescent behavior and are likely to result in physical injury. The most extreme form of violence is a homicide. Thus, fights involving weapons and fights by teenagers old enough to be able to inflict serious injuries are what see in the street every day. So finally spanked kids destroy them more than it help them to behave as parents would like to. It is why it is better to choose a different way to help kids to understand and to learn what is acceptable and what is not. In fact Dozens of countries have banned parental corporal punishment, such as Germany, Italy, and in 2007 New Zealand, which use force to correct children causes complete criminal penalties, and where the mother cannot even legally take the hand of her child to bring it where it refuses to go. And according to Krisha McCoy, discipline is a way of teaching children the restraint and values necessary to become competent and independent adults. When our child behaves negatively, the best way to teach him the positive behavior should be for example to explain what is wrong in his behavior, then explain or show with examples what is better to do. Also and the explanation of the reasons of positive behaviors regarding others, environments, society, laws, rules. And the consequences of “not doing this way” or of “doing

While some think or believe that spanking is a destructive form of discipline and is ineffective. Others believe that spanking children is necessary especially when dealing with an unruly child. Spanking is not a practice that is accepted everywhere in the world and is prohibited by law in some places. In some countries such as Germany, France, and Spain spanking is illegal and considered a crime while in the U.S. as of recent there appears to be a trend of punishment for “physically harming” children. In fact, parents can be prosecuted, jailed and have their children taken away as a result since it is deemed as child abuse. Even though spanking a child is illegal and prohibited by law in some places, it is still yet a method used and a common practice of discipline and the law often turns a blind eye to it, if it is done within reason.

Melanie Barwick is a psychologist and health systems scientist in the Community Health Systems Resource Group at SickKids in Toronto, Canada. Barwick has studied the reasons why people choose to spank their children and the emotional effects that the sometimes harsh punishments will leave. In this source, it begins with talking about a new law that Canada is debating on establishing. The law consists of how parents should regulate the spanking age range from two to twelve years old, because that would be considered most “acceptable.” The article then proceeds to delve deeper into the psychological effects of harsh punishment on children and why most people consider it acceptable. Throughout the article there are many questions asked. Before

The variety in angles allowed me to delve into several aspects associated with our topic. In particular, I appreciated getting to know the beliefs of scholars and parents on opposite sides of the spectrum regarding their opinions on spanking. Those who are pro-CP believe that this punishment “teaches respect for authority and is essential for maintaining control over a child” (Frechette et al., 2015, p. 135). However, this statement is often not set concretely as it lacks empirical evidence. For this reason, I wanted to dig up data that made clear arguments, I found that the anti-CP view had an overwhelming amount to

Many studies on cases of adults who have tendency to perpetuate abuses, either as a victim or as an abuser, are traced in the pattern of violence experienced at home, and many are reportedly experience being physically violated by spanking during their childhood. Despite the information and advocacy available in almost all media these days, there are still parents who thought that spanking their children to emphasize discipline is still beneficial. The benefits cited by those supporting spanking as acceptable method of discipline varied across culture and race. Generally, there are three views or positions about spanking as a form of discipline (Benject C. & Kazdin A, 2003) : Pro-corporal punishment, anti-corporal punishment, and conditional corporal punishment.