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    The main point of this study was to examine the association between the use of corporal punishment against 3-year-old children and subsequent aggressive behavior among the kids. The main question for the study is “How is a mother’s use of corporal punishment on a 3-year-old child linked to the risk for the child being more aggressive at 5-years of age, even after controlling for the child’s initial level of aggression at age 3?” The hypothesis in this case would be if a mother spanked their child

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    Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that inflicts pain on kids for their negative actions such as spanking. This topic is controversial because some people feel very strongly that they should be allowed to continue using these methods and others feel very strongly that they should not be allowed to. I feel as if this method of punishment is inhumane and should not continue to be used. The modernization of psychology has proved that hitting children will not help them learn that what

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    Since the ancient human times, corporal punishment has been one of the most popular methods parents have used on enforcing their tutelage onto their children. Corporal punishment is defined as the physical punishment that parents use on their children to enforce rules. The act is seen as something of the past in 48 countries around the world, but for Canada. This is because they still have not resolved it in their legal systems, for Canada this law being the infamous Section 43. Even though it was

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    Corporal punishment is the use of physical discipline to make a child behave (Knox & Schacht, 2015). There are different methods of corporal punishment such as spanking, hitting, and much more. Although corporal punishment is used commonly by American families, it is not the best form of discipline. Therefore, corporal punishment should be against the law, for it can negatively affect the child’s mental state, can lead to more physical violence, and alternative forms of discipline lead to better

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    parental discipline by the meanBenefits of Corporal Punishment Many parents believe using physical punishment on their kids leads to a better disciplined child. By acting with physical force the parents instill their values and morals in their children. When the child is being punished they will know not to do this again or they will be punished once again. Corporal punishment is used to ensure the child learns what is right from wrong. When a child acts inappropriately and breaks the rules,

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    Like many people in the U.S this is not something that is talked about very often. Most often it is left up to the parents and the families to use or not to use corporal punishment as a disciplinary technique. Corporal punishment has been around for a very long time. Most people do not even think that spanking and hitting is corporal punishment. Most people that I have spoken to do not know what it is. This was shocking to me, all they knew was that was the way that they were raised and they turned

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    Would you like it if you got hit, spanked, or flogged? No, you wouldn’t. Corporal punishment is authoritarian, brutal and, painful. I don’t know why corporal is still legal, but it should be banned completely. I was surprised to find that corporal punishment is still legal in household throughout the united states. What infuriated me was that it's still legal in school in nineteen states here in United states. I know a lot of parents and schools thinks it’s a good way to discipline kids but it is

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    be familiar with corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is a way of dealing with a crime or misdemeanor and it has been around for so many years even centuries. Back then it was only used in prisons or correctional facilities but in the late 1800s schools started using it as a way of making the students behave. Not only did it make the schools reputation look decent but also made the grades a whole lot better than they are now. With this claim I believe that corporal punishment be reintroduced

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    evils of the outside world. Imagine not having a safe place to go to. With corporal punishment as an alternative to problems, this is the type of life kids have to live, and that is why society must take a stand against it. Corporal punishment is always wrong in school because it creates an unsafe environment, it causes the physical harm of kids, and it impacts the kids’ futures in a negative way. Corporal punishment is always wrong in school because it creates an unsafe environment at school

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    Corporal Punishment and the effects of its usage Corporal punishment is the ability to make physical contact as a form of punishment for reprimanding ones behavior. Corporal punishment versus positive reinforcement while they both serve their purpose corporal punishment is known to be more effective. The most common form of disciplining has always been either a spanking, corporal punishment has been dated all the way back to biblical times. Now the corporal punishment that occurred during biblical

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