In the show, The Little House on the Prairie, Laura was spanked light heartedly. While, the spanking in the film was light hearted the spanking that happens today is not. It has been a controversial in the media about if parents should spank their children or not. Parents should not spank their children because it causes disorders, it’s ineffective and it’s inappropriate. Many parents agree after doing research about child punishments.
First of all, Spanking tends to cause disorders like drug and alcohol abuse. In a study, by Health Watch, “People ages 15 to 64 who were slapped or spanked occasionally had developed a alcohol,drug abuse or anxiety disorder. With that 13 percent had an alcohol problem, and 17 percent developed drug abuse or anxiety disorder (Clare Collins).” …show more content…
Most children are too young to know the difference. In an article sponsored by the Pediatrics for Parents, kid care specialist Michele Knox says "It is plausible to argue that [corporal punishment] of toddlers will have a greater effect [than it does on older kids] because it occurs at a crucial developmental stage.” While you are hitting your children you could be affecting serious brain growth. Toddlers are too young to understand why you are spanking them and what they did wrong. The child doesn’t comprehend the good from the bad. They learn through words and tone of voice. Also, they do not know why they are being punished. In the article,titled Spare the rod? Maybe, it offers an alternative to spanking by simply talking to them. "You must go to your room. I'm so disappointed in the way you're behaving. You are a good boy, a smart boy, but you are annoying me." (Lemonick, Michael D.; Park, Alice.) This way you are addressing what happened and you have chosen a punishment like going to your room. This is effective because the child now knows what it did wrong. You also acknowledge that the child is smart and good but their actions are
First of all, Spanking tends to cause disorders like drug and alcohol abuse. In a study, by Health Watch, “People ages 15 to 64 who were slapped or spanked occasionally had developed a alcohol,drug abuse or anxiety disorder. With that 13 percent had an alcohol problem, and 17 percent developed drug abuse or anxiety disorder (Clare Collins).” …show more content…
Most children are too young to know the difference. In an article sponsored by the Pediatrics for Parents, kid care specialist Michele Knox says "It is plausible to argue that [corporal punishment] of toddlers will have a greater effect [than it does on older kids] because it occurs at a crucial developmental stage.” While you are hitting your children you could be affecting serious brain growth. Toddlers are too young to understand why you are spanking them and what they did wrong. The child doesn’t comprehend the good from the bad. They learn through words and tone of voice. Also, they do not know why they are being punished. In the article,titled Spare the rod? Maybe, it offers an alternative to spanking by simply talking to them. "You must go to your room. I'm so disappointed in the way you're behaving. You are a good boy, a smart boy, but you are annoying me." (Lemonick, Michael D.; Park, Alice.) This way you are addressing what happened and you have chosen a punishment like going to your room. This is effective because the child now knows what it did wrong. You also acknowledge that the child is smart and good but their actions are