Have you ever considered that how we discipline the next generation once they do not listen to us or have a bad behavior? This is one of the hotly debated topic during years. In 2012, a national survey showed that there are more than half of women and three-quarters of men in the United States believe a child sometimes needs a "good hard spanking." However, scientists said that physical punishment not only affects the physical, but also affects the child's spirit and make them become shy or aggressive later. They said, “physical punishment actually alters the brain not only in an "I'm traumatized" kind of way but also in an "I literally have less gray matter in my brain" kind of way.”
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in 1998, in the United States, more than 90 percent of parents reported using corporal punishment in the home, mostly was spanking. However, in an update from the AAP on an October, 2013, there was a significant of research indicates a connection between spanking and aggressive behavior later. The American Psychological Association pointed that “corporal punishment provides only a temporary change in a child's behavior and tends to be counterproductive, and that no compelling evidence exists to support the notion that physical strikes can improve a child's behavior or mental health.” Therefore, from 2013 until now, some countries as Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and Spain have abolished the use of corporal punishment in homes and schools. Corporal punishment becomes illegal in these countries and many other countries. If a parent strikes a child in anger, he should apologize to the child and explain that hitting is an unacceptable way of expressing frustration.
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