Corporal punishment in the home

“if people are good only because they fear punishment [then] we are a sorry lot indeed” (Albert Einstein). The question is whether corporal punishment is necessary with so many other methods of discipline available. Is it effective? This is a much-debated issue between childcare specialists and parents alike. Corporal punishment, like spanking, should not be the preferred method of discipline as it does more harm than good. Firstly, physical punishment breeds aggressive behaviour. Research shows

Introduction Punishment and Parenting play key roles into ways a child develops into an upcoming adult. In many cases they go hand in hand. For example corporal punishment can be included in two out of the four parenting styles which are authoritarian and authoritative. But what this paper focuses on are the effects of inadequate punishments and their correlation with a certain parenting styles that many mistake as reasonable and justifiable but are really unethical ways of trying to reinforce a

undeserved pain and suffering. There is disagreement as to whether the problems with physical punishment are problems with frequent and/or harsh punishment or whether problem also exist with infrequent and mild level of punishment. This paper will look at the upbringing of Peterson and the incident and negative effects this incident had on his son. Parents have a wide discretion to administer reasonable punishment of their children. A parent may spank a child who has misbehaved without being liable

is best for their child or should somebody else decide what is best. Like what if you child did something like breaking a something in your home. Who should decide what kind of punishment the child gets, you or the law. This is something that many parents are arguing not only here in the States but all around this world. The problem is with corporal punishment if it should be allowed or banned. What this is meaning is should the parent have the right to lets say spank their child when the child has

the topic of where the line is drawn between discipline and abuse. Oxford dictionary defines corporal punishment as: “physical punishment, such as caning or flogging.” On one hand, many parents argue that spanking or other corporal punishments are not abusive because it teaches respect and consequences for bad behavior. However, on the other hand, others maintain that spanking and other corporal punishments are harmful because it does not teach respect but instead inspires fear in the child and does

Corporal Punishment and Spanking in children Spanking and the use of Corporal Punishment are the most common forms of punishment used today for younger children. 67% of parents today use some form of corporal or physical punishment. Spanking and Corporal Punishment is the use of physical force to cause pain with the intent to control the child. Mothers are primarily the ones to spank, because they are the ones who are with the children more. Young parental age and lower income seem to predict

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

Two different families live in the same neighborhood; in the home are both parents and one child, the children are both boys. One family spanks their child when he miss behaves; the other family does not spank their child when he miss behaves they simply tell him it's not okay to act that way. The family who supported corporal punishment spanked their child daily, they did it to re-enforce to the child that the parents were the boss and that he needed to listen to them; and that when he acted out

of questionable behavior within the classroom dynamic, as opposed to out-of-class punishments like detention, suspension, or expulsion, can encourage learning and discourage future miss behavior. Learning to own one’s bad behavior can also contribute to positive growth in social-emotional learning. Throughout the history of education, the most common means of maintaining discipline in schools was corporal punishment. While a child was in school, a teacher was expected to act as parents with many forms

these researchers operationalized: corporal punishment, domestic violence, deviant behaviors, and negative psychological outcomes. Corporal punishment was conceptualized by the researchers as physical punishment for a behavior by a caregiver with the intent to teach a lesson and change future behaviors. Corporal punishment was measured using direct questions asking participants if they were subject to corporal punishment as a child or if they used corporal punishment with their own children. Domestic