Corporal

The article I chose is called “Horrible dad drags daughter around Walmart by her hair” from The New York Times. This article is about a dad who is shopping at Walmart and notices his daughter acting out and in consequence grabs her by the hair pulling her around Walmart. It also explains how authorities such as the local police and DHS handled the problem as they noted it a form of child abuse. There are also quotes by the dad himself simply defending why he did it and why it was right for him to

Therefore, although the book, in general, offers a plethora of knowledge derived from both personal and professional experiences, for those opposed to the use of corporal punishment, it can prove to be a difficult read. However, all in all, once again Dr. Dobson does an impeccable job at illustrating the many facets of childhood behavior as well as the challenges often resulting from physical conditions, such as ADHD

Dr. Laura Markham says that, “Corporal punishment has repeatedly been linked with nine other negative outcomes, including increased rates of aggression, delinquency, mental health problems, and problems in relationships with their parents”. Although spanking is considered “tough love”

As we have learned in the first module, in every state in the US, the law allows parents to use “reasonable” corporal punishment against their children as long as they do not inflict dangerous, long-term physical damage. We also know that each state has their own child abuse statues. After doing some research, the Texas statue states that parents have a legal right to “responsibly discipline” their child as long as the force is reasonable. However any intentional physical contact that causes bodily

bill to the state Senate that would make it legal for educators and child caregivers to spank a child up to 10 times in a way that might result in redness or bruising. The bill sponsor says that she wants to have in place clear guidelines for the corporal punishment that is already permitted in the state. There should be laws that clearly define the acceptable forms of physical punishment for kids. These laws would be in place to protect the children from being over punished, or even abused. They

Throughout the years spanking is said to be the wrong way to discipline a child. The idea of corporal punishment has been around for ages, therefore many parents still consider it to be effective. There are many forms of discipline, from time outs to loss of privileges, but one of the most controversial forms is spanking. Spanking can lead to abuse, emotional problems, and violence, are a few “love tapes” worth all that pain? Consider this scenario, a six year old boy is in the grocery store with

Ethnic Differences Across Generations      Gish Jen’s “Who’s Irish?” explores a Chinese grandmother’s thoughts and beliefs about her ethnically integrated family. The grandmother tells the story as though she is looking back on past events and thinking about how they have affected her present life. As her tale begins, she identifies her granddaughter, Sophie, as a wild three-year-old (161). Perhaps the grandmother associates with Sophie’s strong will, because she reveals

physical discipline and child abuse, with emphasis on spanking vs. not spanking and its effects on children. Included are research from statistics, opposing views and arguments, advocates’ and Department of Children and Families’ position. The use of corporal punishment, or spanking, as a form of parental discipline is a controversial topic. Adults who remember being spanking by a parent for misbehaving may carry on this behavior as an acceptable form of punishment for their own children. Others believe

consequences for wrongful actions. Straus shows how physical punishment to children is diminishing, stating “twenty-four nations had legally banned corporal punishment by 2009” and that “both the European Union and the United Nations have called on all member nations to prohibit corporal punishment by parents.” He continues to provide statistics, showing that corporal punishment decreased by 31% for children from nine to twelve years old from 1975 to 1995 and 56% for children ages thirteen to seventeen. Straus

According to Sarah Kovac "Exposing children to HCP (harsh corporal punishment) may have detrimental effects on trajectories of brain development,”. Beating a child not only devalues them it also shrinks their brain matter the front part of the brain that leads to certain mental illness (Kovac). Spanking does not