Since the beginning of the 1950’s parents and psychologists alike have been battling over the enforcement of corporal punishment in our homes and schools as well as our justice system. Most of the parents have grown up with corporal punishment which makes them believe that it is only right for their child to grow up with it. Psychologists, however conducted lots of research which ended up being very biased and mostly untrue about how corporal punishment was bad for children. After many years of research and surveys corporal punishment was proven to be good for the child’ well being, which raises the question do you really think beating your child is right? I certainly think that we have now surpassed the era of corporal punishment and can move …show more content…
Put yourself in their shoes, say your doing a test and you ask a friend for a pencil the teacher hears and smacks you with the cane, how would that make you feel knowing you were beaten for something so little? after more incidents such as that one would that make you feel the need to lash out at the teacher? to yell at her maybe even hurt her? this, i understand may not be the case with all kids but with some kids it may very well could be? do you really think that would teach them not to do wrong or would it fuel …show more content…
i thought teachers spent a lot of their time educating the kids on why bullying is bad when they could be one if corporal punishment was brought back. This affect once again would be teaching children the wrong thing we would technically be teaching them that violence is right. at the very least if corporal punishment was brought back there would have to be a license system and each beating would have to be recorded in video and in a book which would give a legitimate reason on why the particular kid was punished in that
The idea of physical punishment has been visible throughout our nation’s history. The 30’s, 40’, 50’s all encouraged the use of strong physical discipline towards children, it wasn’t until the 60’s and 70’s that this idea became taboo. “Many of us in the room had been smacked, whipped, or beaten as children...
Introduction It is obvious the position the author of the article "Spanking children isn’t abusing them" has on this point. The author makes two points about the decision Justin Trudeau made in order to keep a campaign promise. The first point is the approach or steps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving in order to implement one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) recommendations and in the second point the author brings our attention to section 43 and makes a distinction between spanking (use of reasonable force) and Physical punishment where harsh punishment is inflicted to a child. In this paper I will attempt to make a distinction between reasonable force and beating a child and to explore Section 43 of the
Corporal punishment is considered as an act of violence against children, and it includes any use of physical punishment in response to misbehavior. Corporal punishment has been associated with child abuse, aggression, delinquency, moral internalisation, antisocial behavior, mental health, and perpetration of the spouse and child abuse. This study explored the trends in corporal punishment among the three to eleven year old children due to they are the group age that is most likely to be subjected to corporal punishment
Parents' discipline of young children affects many aspects of their lives. There are many different methods of discipline being used my may different parents. Each parent has different methods to helping their children distinguish right from wrong. Some methods are more beneficial than others, but when comparing methods, it is clear to all that corporal punishment is the most frowned upon form of discipline. Some may wonder why it is looked down upon today if it was a major method of discipline in the 1900's that seemed to work just fine. A recent survey has shown 40% of parents with children under 3 yrs. old have yelled at their child and 40% of parents in this same age bracket have spanked their child (Regalado, M., Sareen, H., Inkelas, M., Wissow, L., & Halfon, N. 2004). Also, 11% of parents have spanked their infants under 1 year of age and 16% of parents have yelled at them. (Regalado, M., Sa...
Has your child ever gotten so outta hand that you are not sure what to do? Have you tried reaching out for help and finding that there is NONE, not even the government? Well I think if all else fails that you should be able to discipline your children with a spanking and not having a huge consequence from the government who was not there by the way, as long as you are not putting your child in the hospital. As the Bible says “Spare the road, spoil the child” meaning in my opinion that if a child is not disciplined that they will grow into a spoiled little brat or worse some random nobody out here in the world!
There are government agencies, laws, and policies in place for most states that outline the proper way to utilize corporal punishment. When these laws are followed, children should be safe in most circumstances when they are treated with corporal punishment. There will always be a risk of child abuse because of the way some people in today’s society don’t value life, but I don’t believe this is a result of spanking, nor a reason to outlaw the right to discipline a child by corporal punishment.... ... middle of paper ... ...
The deciding factor in the future of corporal punishment is seen in the Ingraham v. Wright Supreme Court case. In 1970, James Ingraham, an eighth grade student of Drew Junior High School was one of the many beneficiaries of corporal punishment distributed by Willie Wright, the principal of the high school. The rationality behind Ingraham’s punishment was that he was slow to respond to his teacher instructions. As a result, his teacher sent him to the principal office where he bent over the table was given twenty licks with a paddle. The paddling was so severe, according to the Ingraham’s doctor, he needed to miss weeks of school due to hematoma on his buttocks. Defined by Merriam-Webster, a hematoma is clotted blood that forms in a tissue by broken blood vessels. Subsequently, a ninth grade student at the same school, Roosevelt Andrews, also suffered egregious attacks for minor offenses. Principal Wright on two occasions punished Andrews for anticipating a late arrival to a class he was in route to. During the first attack, Andrews was hit with a wooded paddle on the buttocks and over the arm. This beating deprived him of full access from his injured arm for weeks. The second punishment, though, more vicious due to carelessness and a lack of official oversight, Andrews was hit from his neck to legs. According to Newell (1972) in referencing The Children’s petition of 1669, teachers and administrators have taken up an office they are unable to manage; the evidence of mismanagement is seen in corporal punishment.
If your family is like 90% of the population, then you have been disciplined using corporal punishment or have discipled your children with it. The topic of whether parents should use corporal punishment has been debated for years, and it is illegal in the United States to use physical punishment; however, each state’s law on corporal punishment varies and all allow some form of physical punishment. New studies greatly question whether corporal punishment should be used when discipling children. Parents or guardians should not be allowed to use corporal punishment because it causes anti-social behavior, it increases aggression, and it causes cognitive problems.
Spanking. It is a hotly debated topic, and everyone who has an opinion seems to have a strong one. It is either child abuse or it is a fundamental form of discipline. It is traumatizing or it is character-building. It is repugnant or it is commendable. Many have difficulty removing their emotions from such a controversial topic. I, myself, struggle to consider objectively a situation I’ve always deemed moral and paramount to a child’s development, but with the cruciality of raising the next generation, objectivity is imperative. Because children are wayward and often misunderstand instructions, parents must decide early on how they will discipline their child. This raises the controversial question: Should parents use corporal punishment
Spanking has several effects on the children which build many opinions among the people. Researchers have shown many positive and negative sides of physical punishment. There are several people that agree with spanking their children and there are others who are against punishing the children. Many of the parents who spank their children believe that spanking is sometimes okay because they think it will make a positive effect on their behavior. Spanking is used to correct children’s behavior, but, many people think that instead of bettering the child’s behavior it makes it worse. Spanking has been a huge issue in the past decades. Many children have been physically abused and many others have never experienced any physical harm. However, several people have been fighting so that spanking becomes against the law and so that the children have more rights and security. On the other hand, there are other parents that want spanking to be legal because they believe spanking has helped them correcting the child's behavior.
"All people have the right to protection of their physical integrity, and children are people too”(Hunt). Children are physically punished to correct their negative behaviors; however, there has been a dispute about whether or not it is acceptable for parents to spank their children as a form of punishment since children have the same rights to be respected like adults. Most adults would argue that it is acceptable for parents to physically punish their children with spanking because there are benefits to discipling children using this method, but even though the opposing argument is valid, spanking children as punishment has long term effects that can negatively change the child’s behavior. Documentation presents reasons why it is not okay for parents to spank their children as the only form of punishment.
In western society, there has been debate in recent years over the use of corporal punishment for children in general, and increased attention has been given to the concept of "positive parenting" where good behavior is encouraged and rewarded
Any parent who has threatened to spank a child to modify behavior has observed the immediate change in demeanor. Psychologists tell us, however, that corporal punishment has no more of a desired effect on a child in the long term than alternative disciplinary methods such as a timeout or revoking privileges. Sweden proved that corporal punishment is no more effective than alternative methods and law enforcement officers are no more burdened by the laws put in place to protect the physical integrity of children. If in fact opponents and proponents are both right, their methods both work equally as well as the other, which one is the right one? Can they both be right? Unless we are going to make it legal to go around hitting each other for being snarky, rude, disrespectful, not paying attention, or just out of irritation due to undesirable behavior, the right thing to do is protect the most innocent of our kind. The right thing to do is give our children the same rights we give our family, friends, neighbors, and strangers. The moral thing to do is lead by example. The answer is
Children have to have rules and obey the rules in the classroom. It is very effective if the children have rules and understand that there are consequences for their action when it comes to bullying. Bullying and violence do not just come to a classroom or community it has probably been on that person mind since a while because they are mentally ill or had a run in with the law or just do not have anyone to turn too in their state of mind. Bullying is wrong in so many ways such as name calling, pushing each other, mental abuse, physical abuse, social emotional abuse and cognitive abuse. Bullying is not something people should look forward to every chance they turn around but it seems like it is becoming the normal for some people. When people turn on the television all they see is violence and bullying from all types of people and they want to know when will it end for our country. Bullying can result in suicide, violence, gangs, and guns. Children should not be exposed to any of that violence or seeing it all anywhere. The parents are responsible for protecting their children and teachers are accountable for protect the children in their care
Physical punishment has been a problem in hitting their children so they can have discipline or not hitting them because it is not right, so what can parents do and what can they not do? Should the parents hit them to learn discipline, or should they not hit them and figure out another way to make them learn what discipline is?