Is Corporal Punishment Needed to Discipline Children One of the most beloved fantasy movies of all times that holds a special place within many people’s hearts is the famous “Wizard of Oz”. This movie is a musical that was created and directed by Victor Fleming in 1939 with the help of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Malcolm Brown, William A. Horning and Jack Martin Smith as the production designers (that were never credited) and Cedric Gibbons as the art director. (IMDb, n.d) This movie is about a young
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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
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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
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cautious when disciplining their children, even in public because of the backlash and arrest involved with this action. Parents who oppose the idea of spanking seem to assume that they have to be gentle and polite with their child to show that they love them dearly, even for their bad behavior over showing who the adult in the household is. Spanking should be done in a fair amount of force with injuring the child in a serious manner. This will not ruin their self-esteem, and it will not cause mental
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Punishments can be divided into many different categories but in this study 2 different types of child punishment were used and researched, corporal punishment or punitive discipline known to many as spanking, inductive punishment. Child disciplinary practices are a necessary part of child rearing. They involve training and helping children to develop judgment, a sense of boundaries, self-control, self-sufficiency, and a positive social conduct. For the purposes of this study, two classifications
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There is a growing amount of literature that associates physical discipline with later child aggression, but spanking continues to remain a consistent experience for American children. The studies included in this bibliography explain the associations between aggression and spanking and the effects of punishment at various levels of severity and appropriateness. It is fair to say from a large collection of research conducted on the topic of child punishment and theory of child effects that there
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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. The act of spanking is not merely a punishment that should be conducted on a whim by parents; there must be reasoning and evidence
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Spanking vs. Not Spanking Children as a Form of Discipline The discussion of whether it is proper for a parent to spank or not spank their child is a very controversial disciplinary technique. This touchy subject has created countless books, magazine articles and talk show discussions. Spanking is a widely used form of discipline. According to a 2006 study in “Pediatrics,” 14 percent to 59 percent of mothers spanked their children at least once a week when children misbehaved. Growing up, many people
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Spanking your Children, Is it okay? Every parent out there knows that a child will always misbehave. It may not be some drastic life changing wrong they will commit, but it is something they were taught is wrong. The question now isn't how to prevent this from happening, but what to do once they have done it? Most parents want to sit down and talk to their child about what they did wrong, and believe that a stern punishment is out of the question. So when, and if, is it possible to spank your
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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"
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