An article mentioned that “Ms. Li, a mother of two who came to Hong Kong from the mainland in 2012, used to spank her child at least once a month. She said she often got irritated by her eldest daughter who did not listen to her and did her homework slowly.”(Cheung, 2015). In fact, this is not a single case, and corporal punishment is very common in Hong Kong. A survey conducted by Against Child Abuse (2015) showed that more than half of the children have experienced corporal punishment. In fact, parents’ teaching approach, whether physical punishment should be adopted, has been an ongoing controversies topic in Hong Kong.
Pepa, Bárbara, Pablo and Rufino stated that corporal punishment is to use physical force causing pain, but not wounds,
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Parents are influential and playing a vital role to their children, especially during the stage when children are developing its cognitive thinking ability.
As Immature children tend to follow parents’ behavior, when parents always exercise corporal punishment on their child when their child did something wrong, this will make their children believe that a wrongful act could be corrected by exercising corporal punishment. As a result, they may correct others’ wrongdoing by using physical forces and become more violent. A study shows that 30% of people who experienced corporal punishment will also abuse their offspring. (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2013) This indicated that exercising physical punishment on children will cause a vicious
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Then, as the family relationship is likely to deteriorate and fall into a vicious cycle, exercising corporal punishment also affect parents. According to Gershoff (2002), children, who were spanked by parents, tend to be angry, more stressful and more fearful when they face their parents. It seems that children will listen to their parents due to the fear of physical punishment, but it will cause distrust between parents and children. An article also mentioned that,"I always scolded her and beat her with hangers... she never held my hands when going out. It was always either she or I at the back"(Cheung, 2015). Mrs. Li’s children tend to have less communication with her due to corporal punishment, and the relationship gets worse. Apparently, no one would like to talk to the one who always spanked you. Therefore, it is likely that corporal punishment is bad for the family relationship.
Some people may argue that physical punishment may create a deterrent effect and thus educate children effectively. However, there is no convincing argument that proofs exercising corporal punishment are the best way to educate children, while it is proven that non-violent disciplinary techniques can effectively educate a child proper behavior. For instance, children who are not behaving well cannot play video games or parents could punish an emotional child by leaving
"Study Links Spanking Kids To Aggression, Language Problems." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 12 Oct.
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).
Those children who discipline with physical are more likely to become more aggressive and
Many oppose spanking as a form of discipline because psychologists, therapist, counselors plus many others have researched the behavioral, psychological and emotional effects. Some have found that it can lead to depression, delinquency etc. I do not think that spankings cause negative affects because of studies and personal experience. Certain circumstance in the household along with spanking may lead to negative outcomes.
They are more likely to rebel against corporal punishment than against other disciplinary techniques. They do not always think rationally like adults, but they do have an innate sense of fairness—though their standards are not the same as adults. Oftentimes, the sense of unfairness escalates to a feeling of humiliation. When punishment humiliates children they either rebel or withdraw. While hitting may appear to make the child afraid to repeat the misbehavior, it is more likely to make the child fear the offender.
Will good parenting skills change a child’s bad behavior? Some people may say that to fix a child’s behavior parents should involve punishment. Maybe they will also say that punishment leads to having a well-disciplined child. In the article, “No Spanking, No Time-Out, No Problem,” Olga Khazan proposes a parenting intervention from a child psychologist, she utilizes it to persuade readers along with parents into believing that punishment cannot change negative behavior. Kazdin discusses the causes behind a negative behavior from a child and utilizes it to prove that punishment does not need to be utilized.
This study was conducted on April 25, 2016 by experts at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan. Elizabeth Gershoff and co-author Andrew Grogan-Kaylor. Their study focuses on what most Americans would see as spanking and not a potentially abusive behavior. During their study they found that spanking your children can cause them to defy their parents more frequently and can also cause a lifelong mental health issue. It showed as the frequency of spanking increases, the likelihood of anti-social behavior, mental health issues, and aggression also increases.
One woman stated that she spanks her child to prevent him or her from having problems in the future with higher authority, such as
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.
Spanking can be effective when a child is not listening to a parent. If a child isn’t following proper rules and disregarding their parents’ statement, then a spanking can enforce a form of respect that the child has to follow (Jasmine, 2015). It can be an awakening to reality as the child could now think of how their actions are deviant. Parents that don’t resolve to spanking as the first and only method of discipline is essential for both the parents and the child. I believe a parent should always try to enforce rules by talking and showing examples of how deviant actions are frowned upon.
Children who are physically punished more often tend to obey parents less with time, and to develop more aggressive behaviors, including toward other
There are studies that link the long-term effects of child abuse to those of spanking, but to a lesser degree. Of course, there is a risk of child withholding severe injuries if the spanking is careless, which is why a spanking should never be with foreign objects, such as a rod or belt. If that were the case, then the action could arguably be seen as child abuse. Not to mention, if the spanking is conducted by aggressive, abusive parents that have a difficult time controlling their emotions. Consequently, a spanking should never be directly on a child’s skin; and a parent should never spank a child continuously, once is
Studies have shown that spanking increases aggression 2. Spanking has been linked to lower IQ 3. Physical punishment is associated with increased mental illness C. Thesis Statement: Even though most parents use
As mentioned previously, a significant number of parents emphasize the use of punishment to ensure total obedience and submission of the child. Most overprotective parents discipline their child through physical punishment and only a few acknowledge the use of explaining and reasoning with the child. The following is a statement of a father and his experience and opinion in punishments: After punishment [such as spanking], we believe we should always end up reconciled, with a hug and a kiss, and the situation is over. No matter what the situation is or what the punishment is, we always love them afterward. As a matter of fact we show more love toward them after we have punished them.
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