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“Tyler, an 11th grader from Wichita Falls, was sent to the assistant principal and given three swift swats to the backside with a paddle, recalled Angie Herring, his mother. The blows were so severe that they caused deep bruises and the boy wound up in the hospital, Ms. Herring said.” (citation) Should corporal punishment be allowed in all schools? In a survey conducted on twitter, 44% of people said no, but 56% of people said yes or with parental consent. How far should schools be allowed to go

Spanking, also referred to as corporal punishment, is defined as: an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children. According to Alvin Poussaint, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, at Harvard Medical School, “Researchers have found that children who are spanked show higher rates of aggression and delinquency in childhood than those who were not spanked. As adults, they are more prone to depression, feelings of alienation, use of violence toward a spouse, and lower economic

I’m going to start off telling you about the pros of corporal punishment at home. One of the most common strategies used by parents to alter long-term behavior of their children is corporal punishment, commonly referred to as spanking. According to people that use this style of correcting the behavior of their kids, corporal punishment is a form of negative reinforcement. If done correctly and with the right limitation, this will be effective to brainwash discipline in the minds of the children.

Derik Vo Laurie-Nielson Dotson Cultural Autobiography 1) In my Vietnamese culture, misbehavior is often a reflection of the parent. So when A child misbehaves others believe that it is the fault of the parents not of the child. Adults usually view children role as total obedience to the parents. The ultimate sign of disrespect to an elder is a child’s behavior. 2) In Vietnam physical punishment is the primary tool used to handle misbehaving children. Children are either spanked, forced to stand

Assignment 3 Spanking or Creative Parenting?! “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment”-Mahatma Gandhi. Many parents have many ways of punishing their children some go for physical punishment by hitting them on different levels and some use harmful words to try to discipline the child in more civilized way. Physical punishment is

INTRODUCTION Corporal punishment, or otherwise known as spanking, has been a topic of discussion for many years. Opinions on whether corporal punishment should be accepted into society have lingered considering there are so many variables that cause people to have diverse opinions about the subject. It should not be a surprise that most studies prove when parents favor corporal punishment, they tend to be more likely to use it with their children (Flynn, 1998). Not only does the age of a person

“You’re going to get it when we get home!” “Stop It, Right Now!” “Sit in the Time-Out Chair for 10 minutes until you can behave!” These are all phrases that have been used by parents whether they believe in corporal punishment or non-corporal punishment. Children have ways of pushing their parent’s buttons whether it is verbally or by things that they do or do not do when they are told. Parents then become frustrated, angry, exasperated, or even embarrassed and begin to administer some type of

Sitting back and watching the destruction of our youth is very disconcerting. We need to take back our youth from the streets, clubs, and gangs. There has been a sort of disconnect with the way youths are being raised because, parents can no longer spank their kids when they do wrong. Society has decided that spanking was too harsh and that parents needed to find other ways to discipline their children. Spanking is a type of corporal punishment that is commonly used to discipline children

Did you know that 19 states allow corporal punishment? The question is if this type of punishment has negative consequences. Some say spanking may promote violence in children. Others argue there are no worse consequences than other traditional punishments. It can convey much better lessons due to the pain it inflicts. Overall, spanking may hurt children, it is an appropriate punishment both at school and home because it teaches a lesson very efficiently and is more serious than punishments

Over the past several decades, parents have used different forms of corporal punishment to discipline their child. Many of these disciplinary techniques are effective however, one that tends to continue to be a controversial topic is spanking. Some parents believe this method fixes the behavior, though other parents believe spanking is the lazy approach. Spanking a child as a form of punishment is not a new concept and is used widely however, a multitude of effects arise from this practice, including