...Is Corporal Punishment Needed to Discipline Children? PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology February 24, 2014 Child discipline is very important, without it, society would have many problems. The questions arise when we discuss what kind of child discipline is most effective. Times have changed and how our parents and grandparents were disciplined when doing unwanted behaviors would today be a severe child abuse. Even for middle age parents of today there is a contrast in the way corporal punishment is used on the youth of today. It is quit the controversy about whether corporal punishment should be used as an acceptable form of child discipline and if it acceptable at what point is the line crossed from physical discipline to child abuse. So many countries have banned corporal punishment in all three aspects of corporal punishment. The three disciplines of corporal punishment is home, school, and judicial. In this paper we will be focusing on the home. Home is where discipline is the most effective and happens most frequently. Besides home there is school where here in the United States most schools are not allowed to use corporal punishment. Twenty-eight states ban corporal punishment of public schoolchildren, an increase of 26 states over the past 30 years; but inside the family, legalized corporal punishment of children remains entrenched and unbudging” (Susan, 2006).It is used in the judicial system but only under extreme circumstances and under strict guidelines...
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...Corporal Punishment: Is it needed? Research shows that there is an ongoing debate over corporal punishment and non-physical disciplinary measures for children. This debate asks to numerous questions: Do you spare or use the rod? The results can vary for both, sparing the rod can be damaging to establishing order in your child. As well, using the rod can affect the child’s long term mental behaviors, social norm, and the parental relationship. An article by John Fletcher titled, “Positive Parenting, not physical punishment” he addresses some of the concerns regarding corporal punishment. “Is spanking wrong? Clearly, hitting anyone in anger or when losing an argument is bad behaviour. To do this to children sets a bad example and may only teach them that violence is a means to getting their own way” (J.Fletcher 2012) By exploring the need of corporal punishment as it relates to it effect on children’s cognitive behaviors to punishment, alternative punishment methods and non-physical discipline may prove to be the best disciplinary method for children today. According to Miriam Websters Dictionary, corporal punishment as it pertains to children is defined as “punishment administered by an adult (as a parent or a teacher) to the body of a child ranging in severity from a slap to a spanking.” (M. Webster n.d.) Corporal punishment as it relates to children is sometimes administered in a school setting by administrators or teachers, however most corporal punishment is administered...
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...Corporal Punishment Lakeisha Fletcher PSY101: Introduction to Psychology Instructor: Sabrina Geoffrion May 16, 2016 Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is a harsh disciplinary act that involves physical pain to an individual mostly relating to a child. There has been some debates about the issue of corporal punishment, and whether is it needed in school and even in the home settings. There is also some debate that there may be some advantages to having corporal punishment. Who really has a say so when parents use certain strategies to discipline their children? Is there really a line that needs to be drawn so that parents know when disciplining your child has gone too far. Even though corporal punishment can have some possible advantages when children misbehave, there are more effective ways that parents can use to discipline their children. The benefits of disciplining your child can be beneficial if the acts are carried out appropriately. Corporal punishment in the form of severe physical pain or humiliation can prove to have negative effects on the child’s behavior. Corporal punishment can also be clearly defined in the commonly form of spanking or smacking, but also may include slapping, pinching, pulling hair, twisting ears, or hitting with an object such as a rod or stick (Zolotor & Puzia, 2010). As a result of such harsh treatment, it has been mentioned that it is against the law to practice corporal punishment in certain states and schools. Research...
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...Final Research Paper Is corporal punishment needed to discipline children? PSY 101 Introductions to Psychology Lenai Carraway December 17, 2012 Corporal punishment seems to be the most popular way in which people had chosen to punish their children in the past. Many parents were raised in homes that used spanking as the main form of discipline and can readily recount each time he, or she received a spanking for an offense, and even remember what kind of instrument was used to inflict the punishment. Today corporal punishment is a controversial subject, which leaves one wondering if corporal punishment is needed to discipline children. It is my belief that corporal punishment is not necessarily the best possible way to discipline children in this ever changing society we live in. Throughout this research paper, I will discuss some side effects that can occur in children from corporal punishment when administered either at home or school and some theories behind it. “Corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force causing pain, but not wounds as a means of discipline.” (Educate, don’t punish, 1999) Now, it has becomes difficult to draw the line between abuse and corporal punishment. Corporal punishment can range from a simple spanking to a tapping of the hand. While some parents do go to the extreme in punishing their children, I do not believe it is the majority of parents who abuse their children. In my mind, a swat on the butt or a tap...
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...Corporal Punishment Ashley Boardman PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology Instructor: Loriana Fiorino July 2, 2012 Corporal Punishment As parents we often have to discipline our children, as heartbreaking as it can be at times we have to do it in order to show them right from wrong. This being said, all parents raise their children different and have a different definition of what the appropriate punishment is for their child. Over the past couple of years, a huge controversy had been made over parents using corporal punishment such as spanking to discipline their child. Corporal punishment is the use of physical force causing pain, but not wounds, as a means of discipline.” Spanking, rapping on the head and slapping are forms of corporal punishment which we do not classify as abuse. There are two factors to be taken into consideration when distinguishing between corporal punishment and physical abuse: intensity: the extent to which injuries have resulted from the use of violence, intention: the extent to which the intention is to teach/discipline. Corporal punishment is just one of the wrong ways to discipline a child. The aim is not to substitute corporal punishment with psychological abuse but to discipline without using violence (UNICEF, 2010). Corporal punishment is a tremendous controversial issue among Americans all across the country. Many studies have been researched to prove the behavior of children that have been disciplined with corporal punishment and how...
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...In “Spanking and Discipline” by the Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick, the organization gives information on spanking and whether it is appropriate. It also addresses if spanking a child is against the law and if not, what is the acceptable form of spanking. This works in favor of my position since it gives an understanding of what spanking is and how it can be used legally. As stated in the article, spanking is a form of discipline that corresponds to corporal punishment. According to the article Spanking and Discipline, parents as well as experts have different opinions on whether spanking a child that is misbehaving an acceptable way to control them. It also states that as long as it is considered reasonable, it is not against the law. Now what is considered reasonable ? Well according to Public Legal Education and Information Service, reasonable force means that the pain is short lived and not harmful. With that being said the parent should be mindful of how many spanks the child receives and should...
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...Corporal Punishment to Discipline Children? Drew Sheldon PSY101: Introduction to Psychology Instructor: Carmilla Solomon September 7, 2015 Corporal Punishment to Discipline Children? Is corporal punishment needed to discipline children? This is a very good question and one that many parents may not even think about because many parents will end up parenting the way their families have parented. But there are more and more parents asking the question, “Is there a better way to discipline my child other than physically hurting my child”. There have been many people who claim that corporal punishment is even good for children. “Corporal punishment, when used lovingly and properly, is beneficial to a child because it is in harmony with nature itself.” (Dobson, 2015) On the other side there are many people who claim that corporal punishment is not the best choice. Corporal punishment may become abuse, it can make a child more aggressive and violent, and “spanking may seem to ‘work’ at first, it loses its impact after a while.” (The American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015) According to American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry there are many different approaches to help change a child’s behavior, like positive reinforcement, time-outs, loss of privileges, and corporal punishment or otherwise known as physical punishment. Defining the words discipline, punishment, and corporal punishment is a good start for parents and then looking to see what ways of correcting...
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... It does not teach children new behaviors or what to do in place of the problem behavior. It is also not useful in suppressing the problematic behavior beyond the moment. Research indicates the rate of misbehavior does not decline, in fact, the problem behavior returns, even if the parent escalates the punishment. APA: What other types of physical punishment do some parents use? Dr. Kazdin: The task is to help children change their behavior, and physical punishment is not needed to accomplish that. Developing positive opposite behaviors, i.e., the desired behaviors that the parent wants, is much more effective. Gershoff reports that Straus and Stewart (1999) found that 94% of American parents spank their children by the ages of 3 or 4. Primarily they spank children up to age 5, one to two times per month. Gershoff notes too that the US Department of Health and Human Services (2001) indicated that 13 of every 1000 children are abused or neglected. Thinking that spanking leads to abuse, Gershoff investigated the effectiveness of spanking by conducting a meta-analysis. Holden, Baumrind, and Parke respond to her article, and she replies. However, attitudes in many countries changed in the 1950s and 60s following the publication by pediatrician Benjamin McLane Spockof Baby and Child Care in 1946, which advised parents to treat children as individuals, whereas the previous conventional wisdom had been that child rearing should focus on building discipline, and that, e.g., babies...
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...for information on whether or not it is appropriate to spank their children when they misbehave. This paper will provide a research-based review of the current literature relating to this phenomenon. Information will be provided on how spanking is typically defined by researchers, how frequently parents spank their children, and the effects—positive and negative—that spanking has on children’s development between the ages of six and ten. Based upon this review a position will be taken that spanking is never an appropriate disciplinary strategy under any circumstances. First spanking will be defined followed by frequency of spanking, negative and positive effects of spanking and spanking in other cultures. How Spanking is Defined A critical factor that underlines this issue is the definition of spanking. The varied definitions of spanking can dictate the conclusions investigators and reviewers reach. A commonly adopted definition by the American Medical Association specifies spanking as hitting a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intent to discipline without leaving a bruise or causing physical harm (Kazdin & Benjet, 2003). This definition helps separate occasional spanking from more severe corporal punishment. Just as there is variety in the definition of spanking, there is also variation in how frequently parents spank their children. How Frequently Parents Spank Their Children A 1994 survey at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New...
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...Running head: CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 1 The Correlation Between Child Maltreatment & Juvenile Delinquency April 6, 2014 CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 2 Abstract Research suggests that there is a correlation between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. The findings indicate that children, who have experienced abuse or neglect during childhood, are at increased risk of committing crimes in adolescence. A substantial number of children enter the juvenile justice system with a history of abuse, with approximately one third of these adolescence are actively associated with a child welfare agency at the time of their initial arrest. This paper attempts to establish a clear definition of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, as well as, neglect, while also reviewing a pattern of subsequent delinquency. The effects of racial, ethnic and gender differences in criminal behavior will be explored. A collaborated effort among youth serving agencies is discussed as a method of prevention of child maltreatment and future delinquency. CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 3 Juvenile delinquency is a serious public health concern. Throughout literature, child and adolescent maltreatment are consistently identified as powerful predictors of juvenile and adult crime. In 2009, law enforcement agencies arrested approximately 1.9 million persons under the age of 18 “ (Ryan, Williams, & Courtney, 2013, p.454)...
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...of government despair and abandonment? Some may argue the fact that these unruly children bring it upon themselves to get them there in the first place. This author will first explain about the positives of the boot camp and shock programs. Treatment Centers such as The Academy American Addiction Centers and Wilderness Therapy Treatment Programs (WTTP) is one of the larger treatment operations in the United States, the website states “To help parents, families and professionals seeking help for youth at risk and teenagers with depression, anxiety and oppositional, defiant and conduct disorders, alcohol and other drug and substance abuse, as well as school and academic problems”. (WTTC, 2011) To add to this program statement the website is also listed as a non-profit organization with non-profit interests. The parents that are able to see the trends their children are starting to fall in, can call the above program and set up a meeting time to speak to a counselor for advice or set up an appointment to schedule a time to drop their child off. These in this author’s opinion are the parents and guardians that are responsible, upstanding people who care about their children and their futures. The parents might not have the mental capacity to straighten them out by themselves and sometimes tough love can work. By asking for assistance from such professional organizations can help both children and guardians to get their lives on track. In this authors opinion the goals are to...
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...schools but want a better education for their children than what the public school system can provide, according to the big screen documentary “Waiting for Superman” written and directed by Davis Guggenheim. This particular article focuses on charter schools as a whole and looks at the entire country. In the article, arguments are shown for both the charter school side and public school side of the argument. Unfortunately, very little factual data is given to support the opinions given. Demographic information, test data and other various factors used to measure performance are mentioned yet not supported, leaving the reader to wonder what is really true. Analysis of Article The author used three various sources, US News and World Report, Stanford, and one non-profit organization, Change.org. The sources used by the author do make the article seem very reliable. Both sides of the argument are represented in an unbiased way, but not many statistical facts are used to support the arguments. The article would seem more credible if actual statistics were used. Since there were no statistics stated, the validity of the article is hard to assess, as there is no real way to fact check. The information as presented can be seen as merely the opinions to both sides of the article. Some logical fallacies presented in the article are that only children that are English Language Learners (ELL) or poverty level children benefit from being placed into charter schools...
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...After reading the article of corporal punishment for children I would have agree to a certain extent with John Rosemond. He not only defends spanking but also believes that it is a vital part of raising healthy children. I understand some of his assessment, being from the era of paddling and detention I seen firsthand how effective this kind of punishment could be. Students were more attentive and respective to the teachers in that time. There were some that still caused problems due to no discipline at home but for the most part if you had the right teacher, they could speak enough fear in you that you never wanted to “feel the pine”. With that being said, I was one of the one that needed to “feel” in order to believe what the teacher was saying was true. I had gotten in some trouble earlier one day due to not listening to the teacher because I was the class clown and was liking the attention that the girls and my male classmate was giving me but mainly because the girls was giving some attention. The teach I guess had taken all the disruptions she was going to take and decided that I would be perfect candidate to help her demonstrate how far back her little arm could go back behind her She called me up front and walked over to a drawn that came out about five foot. She pulled out a long board like she was wilding a sword. This thing had holes drilled in it that was about two inches in diameter space throughout the flat portion. I learned that the hole help eliminate...
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...Forms of Discipline: What is best for the child? Children are like flowers, if well taken care of they will bloom. If ignored or tortured, they will wither and die. Child discipline is one of the most important elements of successful parenting. Today, many people have this notion that physical abuse is in no way a solution to helping children discern between right and wrong. Since generations children have been taught the art of discipline through physical punishment. Often this approach to disciplining has resulted in two outcomes, one is where the child becomes more tolerant and is willing to adhere to what he/she has been told, or the other which more often results in children developing a sense of anguish and desire to revolt. Physical punishment often destroys the psychological mindset of a child and can scar his/her childhood, resulting in them to grow up to be particularly irritable and frustrated individuals. Over the decades we have seen that fewer and fewer parents are resorting to this sort of method of violence to discipline their children. However contradictory to all that has been stated, I believe that sometimes parents are caught in a situation when children cross all boundaries of discipline and spanking is the only effective solution. Therefore, it is imperative to do so. Nonetheless, before spanking is even taken into consideration; all the other non-violent forms of discipline should be used. If none work then finally the act of spanking can be justifiable...
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...by the culture and different cultures’ family views which sometimes make me wonder as to why they are different and how it affects their parenting styles and practices, behavioral expectations, affection, education, and physical punishment in child rearing practices. In this paper I intend to discuss the differences and similarities between the Belizean culture of Central America and the Trinidadian culture of the West Indies ways of child rearing. The two cultures follow two separate ways of rearing children in a study done by Annette Lareau; concerted cultivation and natural growth. Each of the two cultures I have chosen rear children in one of the two rearing styles discussed by Lareau. To begin Lareau provides evidence that not only parents but the social class of parents play pivotal roles of childrearing; due to the cause that the social class of the parents assist in the manner in which a child is raises. In Lareau’s 2003 study she provided evidence and theories of two specific types of child rearing: concerted cultivation and natural growth. Lareau stated “Concerted cultivation is the child rearing method that middle class parents use focusing on not only caring for their child, but developing a personality by enrolling their children in many structured activities and developing language skills.” Whereas Lareau continues, “Natural growth is the child-rearing method that working class and poor...
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