For parents who choose to physically discipline, it is important to note that while using corporal discipline to remove bad behaviors, one should use positive reinforcement, such as praise and rewards, to encourage good behaviors. David Roberts, a certified medicine doctor, firmly believes in a three-step check list:
Effective discipline requires three essential components: (1) a positive, supportive, loving relationship in which children feel loved and secure; (2) the use of positive reinforcement strategies to increase desired behaviors; and (3) removing reinforcement or applying punishment to reduce or eliminate undesired behaviors (Roberts). For example, if a young child bites a person then a regular spanking may not be the best technique …show more content…
Many people believe that a child develops their behavior patterns and personality by the age of three; spoiled and misbehaved children who grow into spoiled and misbehaved adults are more than likely not familiar with corporal discipline. On a religious note, “whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them” and “discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul” (NIV Bible). A child who grows up with no sense of responsibility and no self-reflecting skills, who lacks respect of authority and is uninterested in the well-being of others is an adult doomed to feeling victimized and entitled to that of which is not his/hers. Corporal punishment should be in the intention of teaching a child how to cope with the world and differentiate right from …show more content…
Of those, 702,000 children were deemed victims of abuse and neglect (American SPCC). Many cases that are called in are due to oversensitivity and personal opinions of corporal discipline. The popularity and acceptance of corporal punishment on children has been steadily declining since the seventies, along with other traditional customs such as chores; the relation between not spanking a child and the child refusing to do chores is not just a coincidence, for children are more likely to be irresponsible when the parent is not an authoritative figure. Authoritative parents may be perceived as harsh or demanding, sometimes even cold and unloving. Granted, almost a third of the cases called in were of reasonable suspicions. It is likely that many of the guardians found guilty of child abuse or neglect are, in reality, harsh and/or unloving. Any suspicion of child abuse or neglect should be addressed, but a parent threatening or proceeding to spank their child in a public area is not a reasonable suspicion of child abuse. In fact, parents who were spanked (not abused) as a child are more inclined to spank their own children. A meta-analysis, published in The Journal of Psychology, suggested that “exposure to corporal punishment does not substantially increase the risk to youth of developing affective, cognitive, or behavioral pathologies” (Elizabeth). Parents and onlookers who
Effective discipline requires three essential components: (1) a positive, supportive, loving relationship in which children feel loved and secure; (2) the use of positive reinforcement strategies to increase desired behaviors; and (3) removing reinforcement or applying punishment to reduce or eliminate undesired behaviors (Roberts). For example, if a young child bites a person then a regular spanking may not be the best technique …show more content…
Many people believe that a child develops their behavior patterns and personality by the age of three; spoiled and misbehaved children who grow into spoiled and misbehaved adults are more than likely not familiar with corporal discipline. On a religious note, “whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them” and “discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul” (NIV Bible). A child who grows up with no sense of responsibility and no self-reflecting skills, who lacks respect of authority and is uninterested in the well-being of others is an adult doomed to feeling victimized and entitled to that of which is not his/hers. Corporal punishment should be in the intention of teaching a child how to cope with the world and differentiate right from …show more content…
Of those, 702,000 children were deemed victims of abuse and neglect (American SPCC). Many cases that are called in are due to oversensitivity and personal opinions of corporal discipline. The popularity and acceptance of corporal punishment on children has been steadily declining since the seventies, along with other traditional customs such as chores; the relation between not spanking a child and the child refusing to do chores is not just a coincidence, for children are more likely to be irresponsible when the parent is not an authoritative figure. Authoritative parents may be perceived as harsh or demanding, sometimes even cold and unloving. Granted, almost a third of the cases called in were of reasonable suspicions. It is likely that many of the guardians found guilty of child abuse or neglect are, in reality, harsh and/or unloving. Any suspicion of child abuse or neglect should be addressed, but a parent threatening or proceeding to spank their child in a public area is not a reasonable suspicion of child abuse. In fact, parents who were spanked (not abused) as a child are more inclined to spank their own children. A meta-analysis, published in The Journal of Psychology, suggested that “exposure to corporal punishment does not substantially increase the risk to youth of developing affective, cognitive, or behavioral pathologies” (Elizabeth). Parents and onlookers who