Kehinde Oluwatosin
PSYC 2314-610002
3142290
NUMBER 4
• I think I will have to use physical discipline (e.g., spanking) in order to raise a well-disciplined child.
The spanking controversy is one that has gone on for quite a while among parents, teachers and professionals alike. I personally think that physical discipline like spanking is very necessary to raise a disciplined child. Firstly, because I was raised by parents who spanked and I believed it help me learn what to do and what not to do. I also believe that kids will do crazy stuff like run into the street to see their parent's reactions and when we react casual they think it's okay to do that. Also, children come up with schemes to get attention and what they want from their parents …show more content…
Kazdin and Corina Benje ( Kazdin, A. E., & Benjet, C. (2003). Spanking children: evidence and issues. Current Directions In Psychological Science, 12(3), 99-103. doi:10.1111/1467-8721.01239) defined spanking as " hitting a child with an open hand on the buttock or extremities with the intent to discipline without leaving a bruise or causing physical harm". Alan and Corina identified three views on spanking. Firstly, the pro corporal punishment view which advocates spanking and is represented by the biblical scripture in Proverbs 13:24 " Spare the rod and spoil the child". This view says that desired consequences like respect for elders are achieved by the use of spanking and there are untoward consequences when kids are not spanked. It also goes on to state that all responsible parents use spanking. The second view is that of the anti –corporal punishment which is represented by this saying "violence begets violence" and it states that spanking cause long term and short-term damages to kids like increased violence and aggressiveness. The third view which is the conditional corporal punishment view which say that spanking is not all the way bad or all the way good but rather states that it depends on other conditions. Most individuals fall in one of these three views on spanking. Dr. Jared Pingleton clinical psychologist of focus on the family counselling department states that it is the parent's responsibility to shape the child and that we are all born with …show more content…
Gromoske and Lawrence M. Berger in (Maguire-Jack, K., Gromoske, A. N., & Berger, L. M. (2012). Spanking and Child Development During the First 5 Years of Life. Child Development, 83(6), 1960-1977. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012. 01820.x) have examined three other theories, the social learning theory that says that kids should not be spanked as kids who get spanked have a higher risk of adopting aggressive behaviors due to the fact that their parents have modelled aggression as an acceptable behavior. Also, the psychoanalytic theory that says that spanking engender feelings of hostility which are repressed in the child due to fear of abandonment and loss of love. There is also the attachment theory that talks about the internal working model of parent-child relationships that are formed from the child's experience with the parent. This article also states that spanking may lead to decreased cognitive functioning. Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Andrea N. Gromoske and Lawrence M. Berger also say that the age of the child being spanked is a factor to consider as children under one are at higher risk of physiological and emotional damage as they are unable to understand why they are being spanked and how to avoid spankings in future. Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Andrea N. Gromoske and Lawrence M. Berger investigated on three child outcomes- externalized behavior, internalized behavior and cognitive skills over the first five years of the child's life and this
PSYC 2314-610002
3142290
NUMBER 4
• I think I will have to use physical discipline (e.g., spanking) in order to raise a well-disciplined child.
The spanking controversy is one that has gone on for quite a while among parents, teachers and professionals alike. I personally think that physical discipline like spanking is very necessary to raise a disciplined child. Firstly, because I was raised by parents who spanked and I believed it help me learn what to do and what not to do. I also believe that kids will do crazy stuff like run into the street to see their parent's reactions and when we react casual they think it's okay to do that. Also, children come up with schemes to get attention and what they want from their parents …show more content…
Kazdin and Corina Benje ( Kazdin, A. E., & Benjet, C. (2003). Spanking children: evidence and issues. Current Directions In Psychological Science, 12(3), 99-103. doi:10.1111/1467-8721.01239) defined spanking as " hitting a child with an open hand on the buttock or extremities with the intent to discipline without leaving a bruise or causing physical harm". Alan and Corina identified three views on spanking. Firstly, the pro corporal punishment view which advocates spanking and is represented by the biblical scripture in Proverbs 13:24 " Spare the rod and spoil the child". This view says that desired consequences like respect for elders are achieved by the use of spanking and there are untoward consequences when kids are not spanked. It also goes on to state that all responsible parents use spanking. The second view is that of the anti –corporal punishment which is represented by this saying "violence begets violence" and it states that spanking cause long term and short-term damages to kids like increased violence and aggressiveness. The third view which is the conditional corporal punishment view which say that spanking is not all the way bad or all the way good but rather states that it depends on other conditions. Most individuals fall in one of these three views on spanking. Dr. Jared Pingleton clinical psychologist of focus on the family counselling department states that it is the parent's responsibility to shape the child and that we are all born with …show more content…
Gromoske and Lawrence M. Berger in (Maguire-Jack, K., Gromoske, A. N., & Berger, L. M. (2012). Spanking and Child Development During the First 5 Years of Life. Child Development, 83(6), 1960-1977. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012. 01820.x) have examined three other theories, the social learning theory that says that kids should not be spanked as kids who get spanked have a higher risk of adopting aggressive behaviors due to the fact that their parents have modelled aggression as an acceptable behavior. Also, the psychoanalytic theory that says that spanking engender feelings of hostility which are repressed in the child due to fear of abandonment and loss of love. There is also the attachment theory that talks about the internal working model of parent-child relationships that are formed from the child's experience with the parent. This article also states that spanking may lead to decreased cognitive functioning. Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Andrea N. Gromoske and Lawrence M. Berger also say that the age of the child being spanked is a factor to consider as children under one are at higher risk of physiological and emotional damage as they are unable to understand why they are being spanked and how to avoid spankings in future. Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Andrea N. Gromoske and Lawrence M. Berger investigated on three child outcomes- externalized behavior, internalized behavior and cognitive skills over the first five years of the child's life and this