School corporal punishment

For many years, corporal punishment has been considered an acceptable form of discipline for parents to use on their children. In fact, “…research shows that up to 90 percent of parents spank their children” (Ogilvie). Despite the number of people who utilize corporal punishment, there is still a fierce debate about whether or not it is effective or healthy. Arguments have explored the effect on behavior, personality, relationships, and perspectives for the child. The purpose of spanking is “…to

Corporal punishment has been around for centuries, and even though with the years there is a lot of advances and changes within the practices of the communities, sometimes it looks like we have not done great with the ways we educate and discipline our children. Research shows that the dangers for corporal punishment outweigh any benefit of instantaneous child obedience (Gershoff, Spring 2010). But if research continues showing the negative aspects of corporal punishment, why do we continue practicing

consequences for children’s wild and outrageous actions. The disciplinary option to spank a child is an effective way to resolve and regulate children’s ill-mannered behaviors. There is a crucial difference between spanking a child and beating a child. Punishment is different from abuse. Spanking is a discipline, not a senseless beating. A swat on the buttocks is not the same as striking a child in the face. A quote from psychologist John Rosemond, author of “To Spank or Not To Spank” in an article titled

Two weeks ago, I was reading about corporal punishment while eating a candy bar. It struck me that while teenagers , like us, are against getting spanked or slapped across the cheek, there is another side of reasoning of whether parents should be allowed to use physical punishments on their children. I realized that sweets are a lot like the parental decision to hit a child. Sugar and punishment may be two very different society issues, yet I found that I could take a peek into the perspective of

negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is where a parent thinks that they are helping the child by responding and dealing with the situation negatively showing the child to fight fire with fire. Reinforcement is often confused with punishment. Punishment is defined as showing the child that they were wrong by teaching them

educated as a child.This is where the topic of is physical punishment the correct form of educating children or not?The opposing sides state that children should not be educated by physical means such as spanking because it affects the child’s mentally also, children who are educated by spanking tend to be more aggressive and parents sometimes just use spanking as their own personal stress reliever. People that have to refer to physical punishment to get their points across are just taking the lazy way

article talks only about a few positive effects of corporal punishment which include immediate compliance, prevention of future misbehavior, and moral internalization. Corporal punishment is often seen as ineffective and as having negative results in children’s development including developing of aggressive behaviors, harming parent-child relationships, and damaging mental health. Mediational processes are inevitable consequences of corporal punishment when administered to children; a few of them include

Homework 1. I do not have children yet but I do believe in spankings them when it’s necessary. When I was little I would get spank sometimes not that often my also believe in spankings but they didn’t think it was that necessary. I believe I will spank my own children in my opinion everything the children do does not need to be spanked. Some parents spanked their children for everything and it’s not necessary. If a parent was to ask me to spank their child I would say no because I would not want

Spanking is not evil, nor illegal, but parents need to be wise about how and why they are spanking their children. This past year, I learned that punishing a child must be done with the mindset of improving the child’s behavior, not out frustration because the child is not behaving correctly. Punishing a child too severely can lead to negative effects for the child rather than an improvement on their behavior. My nephew, Giovannie, has a mental disability. Naturally, he is not capable of completing

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. Moreover