Back in the 1900s and even the early 2000s spanking was a common practice among parents, but now? Now, parents who have the courage to spank their kids are a dieing breed who are almost extinct. Parents should spank their children because, kids who are not spanked are usually undisciplined, and soft people, most kids also end up spoiled and cocky, and never learn to respect authority.
If a parent's does not spank their child they are making them soft and passive. Parents today think that being soft and passive is the only way to live. Parents try to shield their kids from pain, instead of accepting that pain is a part of life and every human experiences it. Then when the kid experiences pain either when they are an adult, or from something
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Now imagine you are in a war and you are in the middle of a firefight, bullets flying all around you, and explosions everywhere you turn. Now who do you want by your side, a person who can handle pain and is resilient, or a person who at the slightest feeling of pain crumples? Parents these days try to hard to be there kids friend. They don't realize that that’s not what they are there for, they are there to teach their kids right from wrong, how to grow up, and deal with being an adult. Then when your kids get hurt even a little bit they freak out. Then they get mad at you because you never taught them that pain is a part of life, and they will experience it at some point. Kids also start to believe they never do anything wrong. This happens because parents don't want to hurt their kids feelings or make them feel bad at all. Later in life when the kid is grown up and actually does something wrong, and someone calls them out on it they will have no idea what to do and will panic and could really screw themselves up. This all happened because the …show more content…
The Bible says parents are okay to spank. Now I am not saying that all people should be christians and everything the Bible says goes. I am saying that no matter what religion you are or if you have any at all, the Bible is still on of the most respected and studied books ever. “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent enough to discipline him”(Proverbs 13:24). What this bible verse is saying is that, parents should discipline their kids. You are doing more for your kid if you are spanking them then if you don't. It is proven that spanking builds character, kids who get spanked at the appropriate age, and for the appropriate amount have higher test scores and better attitudes. “Unruly and spoiled children are not the blessings the Bible says they should be to their parents.” Kids should be treasures to their parents. Sure they should be a handful sometimes. But, at the end of the day parents should love every minute they spend with their kids. When kids don't spank their kids and their kids get spoiled and soft their parents start to dread spending their time with their kids. Don't get me wrong they still love their kids but they start to dread the person they are becoming. Kids should have to work for everything they get and should learn the lessons that discipline teaches. That is what the Bible says on spanking. It doesn’t say that parents are awful if they don't
Spanking doesn’t allow children to learn the reasons why to act appropriately. When parents use physical punishment, such as spanking, to discipline their children, they do so in order to improve their child’s behavior. According to a report composed by a lead researcher in the field of pediatrics, spanking does not teach children the reason for why they are being punished or why their behavior was wrong. Spanking teaches children to act in a desired way only because of fear of being punished. Being a victim of spanking, I only feared the idea of being spanked, and that is why I changed my behavior for the time being. I did not actually understand the reasoning for why I was being punished. Spanked children do not understand the positive and important reasons for acting properly.
Spanking is the most effective form of discipline when a child knows doing something is wrong, but the child does it anyway. A child who is properly disciplined through spanking is being taught how to control her or his impulses and how to deal with all types of authorities in future environments. Parents can control their child’s future
Critics of spanking need to understand that spanking and abuse are not the same. Spanking is a quick squat on the buttock that causes temporary pain. Child abuse is physical injury such as beating, kicking, or punching a child with cruel intent. Psychiatrist William Glasser makes a distinction between the two. Glasser explains, “Discipline is directed at the objectionable behavior, and the child will accept its consequences without resentment.” By contrast, he defined punishment as, “A response that is directed at the individual” (qtd. in Dobson 96). Spanking allows room for forgiveness and reconciliation. Abuse comes from a place of hostility. It is harsh and leaves little room for forgiveness or reconciliation. Yes, spanking may cause brief discomfort, but it is not the same as beating, punching, or kicking a child.
The Controversy Behind Child Spanking Spanking a child is a controversial issue. On one side of the debate are people who believe spanking is a necessary component of parenting. On the contrary, there are people who think spanking a child is destructive.
First of all, spanking does not lead to violence. Our surrounding world and media do. "The average sixteen-year- old has watched 18,000 murders during his formative years, including a daily bombardment of stabbings, shootings, hangings, decapitations, and general dismemberment" (Meier 34). It seems unjust to blame parents who are trying to raise their children properly for today's violence. If a child touches a hot stove he does not become a more violent person because of it, he just learns not to do it again because he learned a valuable lesson from the pain (Meier 34).
From helping them read and write, to teaching them right from wrong, parenting is a huge job and adds a lot of pressure on parents because they want their child to succeed. However, different parenting styles brings on different characteristics and reactions out of their children, which is why when it comes to parenting, one is entitled to their own opinion on how to discipline their children accordingly. When it comes to disciplining, it can be done by taking away television time, phone time, or even taking away a favorite snack, but what about spanking as a form of discipline? Spanking by far, is considered the biggest controversy when discipline is being discussed, and there are many opinions on if spanking helps or hurts the child. With
...re the parents and I think that the decision should be left up to us on how “we” should discipline our children. “The key to effective child discipline is the implementation of immediate, powerful, and consistent consequences. A spanking can serve as a meaningful negative consequence in cases of undesirable behavior, but it tends to be most useful – and necessary – when a child is under 3 ½ years of age. Generally speaking, it’s our view that corporal punishment should be applied only in cases of willful disobedience or defiance of authority.”
Arguments arise when the topic of “spanking” comes up. There are good and bad feelings that are brought out about it. The world has different opinions on how misbehavior should be handled. Race, ethnicity, and age also have influenced how spanking is looked upon. Is spanking too much for children? Is spanking just beating children? This tool is used too get the attention of the child in a firm manner. Spanking is an effective way to show punishment, although it is looked upon as a crime in today’s era through the nation’s eye.
Spankings are usually given by a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other person in authority over a minor. Generally, spankings are given when a child displays unacceptable behavior such as being rude, foul language, stealing, fighting, and other acts of disobedience. Wikipedia states that in most societies, “parents are regarded as those having the duty of disciplining their children and the right to spank them is appropriate” even though this is changing in many countries. 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 corrected with corporal punishments. 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 bel...
If there is no need to physically harm your child why would you? To digress, spanking comes from an older school of thought, and should be left in the old school of thought. Furthermore, aggression in children was directly linked to being spanked. With an overabundance of supporting evidence, Legislation needs to be put in place to prevent aggressive adolescent
A common form of punishment of a child is corporal punishment in the form of spanking. Spanking is defined as slapping that results in physical pain, but no damage. Many people believe that spanking should be banned and replaced with verbal punishment due to the apparent negative effects of spanking. What these people fail to realize is that parents should simply have limited rights to spank their child. Despite the apparent negative effects of corporal punishment, limited corporal punishment, in the form of spanking, helps children develop good behavior early and can be more effective than verbal punishment.
Spanking Children Yelling in public, crying over the smallest things, throwing a tantrum every five minutes; all these things have the same solution, which is spanking. People think spanking is a way to raise their children. Spanking is used among parents to teach their children a lesson if they act in a way they are not suppose to act. Some parents use spanking as a way to discipline, a way to teach the child a lesson, or it can be a natural thing in their household.
I personally do not advocate spanking. I could not imagine losing my temper to a point where I thought I needed to spank my child. While I do anticipate that having children will be a real test of patience, I do not expect that I will lose my patience so much that I will spank my children. I find spanking to be a real contradiction to what most parents tell their children. Most parents do not allow their children to hit, whether they are angry or not. Even when kids think another kid did something wrong, or bad, they are still not allowed to hit. If a parent tells a kid this, and then turns around and spanks the kid when they do something wrong, how will the kid ever learn that hitting is wrong? In my opinion, there has to be a better way to discipline children. I think that sending a child to a room where they cannot interact with anyone else, and then taking away a privilege would be a better way of handling discipline. Also, when I was a child, I can remember that when I was angry, my dad would come in to my room after I had time to cool down and talk to me about why I was angry. I can remember these as really fond times with my dad. It helped me identify why I was so angry, and most of the time it was at my mom for not letting me have my way. When I could identify why I was angry, my dad and I could come up with a solution to solve the problem. I think that rather than spanking, this is a good way to discipline children.
Spanking is a disciplinary act that has been used by parents for years now. It does not seem like a big deal at the time, but spanking does have long term effects that can affect the child even when he or she is a adult. Spanking whether it is appropriate for parents or any guardian of a child should be allowed to spank their child or not. There is a lot of controversy because parents say kids need to be disciplined when they are behaving badly. Others say parents shouldn 't spank their child because they long-term outcome is worse and they are not teaching the child a lesson. Some parents agree with these specialist and don 't spank their child but use other ways of discipline that doesn 't involve hurting
First of all parents feel that the children are theirs, and they can spank them when they misbehave. There are many factors that lead to physical punishment: parents were to young and not ready for children, parents are going trough a divorce and need to take out their anger on something or someone, or parents do not know another way to punish their children. These children grow up to be aggressive and often abusive towards others. Although parents think this is the only way of educating their children there are many other alternatives.