Corporal punishment

In the article Corporal Punishment by Parents and Associated Child Behaviors and Experiences: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review, Elizabeth T. Gershoff discusses corporal punishment and the effects it has in children. There are only 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

In many countries, Corporal Punishment at Home and School is the ordinary thing which usually occurs in Vietnam, China, Thailand, etc. This is as a duty of the adults teach their children who are not obedient, or who do something wrong. However, in the United State, punishment by a hand, cane, a ruler, or similar things can be considered as violent behaviors. In addition, that can be a serious crime if someone accuses you. In my opinion, Corporal Punishment is true, but also it is false; for the

Parents today are in a time where there is more research about how to raise their child than ever before. There is a staggering amount of information throughout the library’s and internet that will point out the simple pros and cons of Corporal punishment. Many children psychologists state that violence will always produce violence, it will never reduce aggression. This is a generally accepted fact that has been proven and studied for decades. Will someone such as a child, not act out against an

Punishment means many different types of things to many different types of people. Some believe being punished includes the exclusion of electronical devices and other beloved belongings, and others believe it includes keeping the punished locked away somewhere, kept away from the public. Perhaps for some families these punishments work well, but for many others, children do not learn from their mistakes. With corporal punishment though, children learn how to learn from their mistakes. Schools should

them in order to avoid a state of anarchy. Punishment is used as means to reform the wrong doer into a law abiding citizen. Punishment is the consequence of offence and the kind of punishment that is imposed on the wrong doer depends upon the kind of society one lives in. Punishment as a means of social control have been present in our societies since time immemorial and though punishment in ancient time were more severe and with passage of time punishment theories

argued topic, more specifically though the use of the corporal punishment and whether or not it should be illegal to actually perform. The corporal punishment is in fact not actually illegal in Australia, unlike many other countries around the world. We have taken the power away from schools and teachers but have not disallowed parents or legal guardians to smack a child, as long as it is done within the law. The lines between corporal punishment and child abuse are often blurred, reasonable force;

Corporal punishment in the home is a very controversial topic. Many differ on opinion and can go to both sides of the extreme. To see both sides we need to look at the pros and cons. Before we do that however, we need to first discuss what corporal punishment is. “Corporal punishment in the home refers to an act by a parent or other legal guardian causing deliberate physical pain or discomfort to a minor child in response to some undesired behavior by the child”(“Corporal Punishment”, Wikipedia.com)

To begin, defining both types of punishment is a key component. By definition, corporal punishment is physical punishment such as hitting someone; however, spanking is defined as striking on the buttocks for punishment (Merriam Webster, n.d.). Further defining by James Dwyer, states it is used by a person (for the context of this paper a parent or their agent such as school personnel) in authority, to correct or vastly improve the behavior or character of a child (2010). Parental responsibilities

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

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