Thesis Statement On Physical Punishment

There can be various assumptions that spanking proves to be effective: 1. It controls the behaviour of the

In the article “No Spanking, No Time-out, No Problems”, Olga Khazan uses many rhetorical strategies to support and persuade her audience. That traditional punishment methods of parents will not change a child’s/children’s unruly behavior overall, but positive reinforcement will increase the chances of better behavior not only now, but in the future as well. “Positive reinforcement is the presentation of a pleasurable consequence following a behavior” (Craighead). This twist to traditional discipline teaches children to work towards a resolution instead of teaching them to lean toward violence. “For example, the way that parents discipline their children is how children discipline their peers” (Khazan).

As one of the children from around the world that was once a victim of spanking and as a science major and hopefully a future doctor, I must say that I am torn on the topic of spanking. My research has led me to different opinions on spanking, it has taught me the good use of spanking in child’s discipline which many adults have tried to convince me of several times. My research also showed me how spanking can lead to the destruction of a child by damaging a child’s brain and making them prone to mental diseases and lowering their intelligence and memory. It also showed me how spanking can lead to physical abuse and bad behaviors. Combined with personal experience, my research made me see that not all spanking is necessarily bad for children.

Students that are spanked tend to do worse academically and become victims of bullying. One in six adults says that when they were kids that they had at least one very hard spanking in school (Abuse Affects

Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior Child upbringing has always been a topic of conflict. Especially in the late-modern society where terms such as ‘curling children’ and ‘helicopter parents’ are often used in the media, to describe overly spoiled children and parents who are overly protective towards their children. There are loads of discussions about if one should hover over their children to ensure their physical and mental wellbeing while having gotten too soft when it comes to standing one’s ground regarding possible consequences, or if children should have a stricter upbringing with less say in any matter. Chinese Amy Chua, who is resided in America where she is a professor at Yale Law School, discusses this subject in her article “Why

Most Americans would agree that spanking at home; regardless of the research showing, how it might inflict lasting psychological harm and does small to correct behavior. Being from a different era, disciplinary actions were accepted, and we never failed to respect our elders. Discussing this issue with our dad today, we still have and live by those standards set forth by them. Now critics of those studies, they do not account for the prominence of the issues. Punishing a child were misbehaving, and then they were already more likely to suffer troubles later on.

This study purports to investigate why the use of corporal punishment persists despite its abolition two decades ago, its implications, and an alternative means of disciplining students without applying it. 1.1. Background Corporal punishment of children is a worldwide problem. Because it is a problem in most of the societies throughout the world it is necessary to conduct research about this issue. This Essay will focus on attitudes and opinions about corporal punishment in South Africa.

Children who are physically punished more often tend to obey parents less with time, and to develop more aggressive behaviors, including toward other

It is inflicted on the child’s body with the intention of causing some degree of pain or discomfort (Cashmore & de Haas, 1995). Over the course of the years, corporal punishment has been controversially spoken about whether if it’s an effective or barbaric method of discipline to raise a child. According to Elizabeth Gershoff (2010), after conducting a meta-analytic scientific research on the intended and unintended effects of corporal punishment in children she concluded that the harm from corporal punishment outweigh any benefit of immediate child compliance. The effects of corporal punishment in children are many but among them, in this essay I will solely discuss about the effects of increased aggressive behavior, mental health problems, and eroded quality of children’s relationships with their parents.

American Academy of Pediatrics, an agency dedicated to the health of all children, provides an informative article regarding corporal punishment. One article in particular that caught my attention is entitled "The Pediatrician and Corporal Punishment,” by Morris A. Wessel. Wessel states, "The ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ philosophy is deeply ingrained in American child rearing. This allows–indeed encourages–many parents and other adults caring for children to spank or hit with the hand, belt, or paddle, or to force a child to stand for long periods of time or to institute other immoderate measures when disciplining seems to be necessary." “Spare the rod and spoil the child” has been taken to an all new level; child abuse has increased to an all new high as many children are dying at the hands of their caregiver or adult in charge of

The same discipline techniques parents employ with their children are the ones they [children] are most likely to carry on in their own parenting. One may believe that spanking does not have any influence on children, however, hitting models hitting. Children will grow up to do the same to their own kids thinking it is the right thing. “Even the best of us parents”, said writer Brendan L Smith, “do not always have that kind of

“Some experts state that corporal punishment prevents children from persisting in their bad behavior and growing up to be criminals (Walker, 2017).” Parents of children in Zimbabwe state their country cannot afford to rehabilitate juveniles when a crime may have been prevented if corporal punishment was used (Gomba, 2015). A goal of educators and school personnel is to teach children consequences and

There is a worldwide trend in the use of penal imprisonment for serious offenses as capital punishment has been renounced by an increasing number of countries. Harsh punishments include capital punishment, life imprisonment and long-term incarceration. These forms of punishments are usually used against serious crimes that are seen as unethical, such as murder, assault and robbery. Many people believe that harsher punishments are more effective as they deter would-be criminals and ensure justice is served. Opposition towards harsh punishments have argued that harsher punishments does not necessarily increase effectiveness because they do not have a deterrent effect, do not decrease recidivism rates and do not provide rehabilitation.

Therefore, the lack of development of those issues aids in the human race’s continued survival. Many scientists say that corporal punishment should never be used as a form of discipline. Psychologist believe that spanking communicates to children it is acceptable for adults to hit them. While, spanking does cause instant compliance, it does not cause a long-term change in behavior (Belsky, 2016, p. 206). Corporal punishment can impair the development of prosocial behavior by increasing externalizing behaviors in children with genetic vulnerabilities (Boutwell et al (2011).

Introduction Corporal punishment is a controversial topic and has been the source of extensive legal debate on a global scale, with evidence being presented to support numerous countering views and opinions. Reasonable corporal punishment in the home is still protected by the law in South Africa, and many South Africans are in support of the continuation of its legality. Although some of the arguments raised are valid, the evidence conveying the harms inflicted on children by physical disciplinary methods supports the viewthat the defense of reasonable disciplinary chastisement in South Africa should be discontinued and corporal punishment should be illegalized in its entirety. The future of corporal punishment is questionable, and with more