Essay On Spanking A Child

In this paper I am going to give my personal opinion about spanking a child. I also hope to have some facts, and statistics to go along with my opinion. My goal for this paper is for you (the reader) to have a basic understanding of the subject, and for you to have your own opinion once you are done reading. I want to look at both sides of this situation. Is it beneficial, or non beneficial to spank your child?

Is It Appropriate to Spank a Child? I think anyone can understand why this has been a hot topic for years now. Many people have doubts about spanking their child. Am I abusing my child when I spank them? Is my child going to resent me for this one day? What ages should I spank them if I do choose spanking as a parenting method? I think these are some of the questions that could run though parents head when spanking a child. I know these questions would be running through my head, and honestly the over thinking would exhaust me. So my next question, is it harder on the parent or the child? …show more content…
Growing up I was popped on my butt a couple of times, but only when I did something really bad. I think my parents did this because it showed me the severity of what I did. I also never really remember getting spanked hard either. This is why I think it would be harder on the parent. That parent is always going to remember spanking their child, but that child will forget about it within 30 minutes. If I was a parent, I would hate punishing my kid. But according to The University of New Hampshire, “Research shows that spanking corrects misbehavior. But it also shows that spanking does not work better than other modes of correction, such as time out, explaining, and depriving a child of privileges.” This is exactly what I’m talking about. I do personally think there are better ways to discipline your child. Parents should not always resort to