Corporal Punishment in Schools Essay

85% of kids that have been spanked. Being spanked by mom never made me have any difficulties in life. I believe it really helped me become the person and I am today. I believe that being spanked shows that kids have to obey rules or they get a punishment. Just because a parent spanks a child does not mean that they don’t love or care for that child, they just are trying to give a consequence for making a wrong action. I always have thought that some kids need a spanking especially when they…

relationship between the child and the parents. This is wrong. Children who understand the reasons for why they were hit will be happier than children who are not given clear reasons on why they were hit. There are definitely concerns about physical punishment. Some parents lose control and can injure children and even breaking bones or cause bruises. This why we must give an explanation to why you hit them “ Any kind of discipline has to be motivated by love and concern” ( Is Spanking O.K.). If…

a whole other level of stress takes over you. When you lose, you can not forgive yourself; you get mad for no reason. Schools should put less pressure on kids because pressure is unhealthy and some kids can not handle the stress. Although some people argue a little bit of pressure benefits young athletes, I think there are safer ways to experience stress. One reason why school sports should lower the pressure they put on kids is because it is unhealthy physically and emotionally. According to…

Parents have used punishment to teach children how to behave since the beginning of America. Behaviorist B. F. Skinner believed reinforcement is more effective than punishment for shaping a child’s behavior. Two different types of reinforcement are token economy and timeout. Both of these are used to get children to behave. The token economy and timeout are different ways to teach children correct behavior. A token economy is a reward system because a child gets a token after they complete a…

What do you think of kids on leashes? Well, i personally think kids on leashes are good but, they can be bad at times. I think they are okay because like if you have little kids and you don't want to loose them you can always put those little things around their body, and not hurt them. But leashes can be bad at times because people can abuse the leashes on their kids. On What Would You Do we saw a clip where a mom was being overprotective and had a leash on her daughter and sons hands. In the…

Megan Dodge Ms. T Child Development 3 February 1, 2017 Discipline or Abuse? According to a recent study nearly 62% of parents admit to spanking their children as a regular form of punishment. Parents continued to spank their children even though many experts have said for decades that spanking is ineffective and sometimes detrimental to a child's mental health. So why do parents still hit (spank) their children? The parent’s experiences as children often play a large role…

Spanking and child Development During the first 5 years of Life This article is about the consequences of spanking children at early age. This demonstrates that child who is spanked could inhibit the infant’s ability to develop trust and attachment. A few studies have examined the links between spanking and internalizing behavior problems such as depression, anxiety, and withdrawn behavior children. Children who are most likely to be spanked have younger mothers, single mothers, and lower…

into a more severe, and hurtful punishment, and could make the child have serious health and safety risks in the future. Although spanking is harmful, if a child ran into the street to get their toy, a parent cannot go out and just scold the child, the child does not learn because they are just being yelled at. Instead, one careful spank should take place, but only to grab the child’s attention, not to hurt them. A huge line is drawn between discipline and punishment.…

committed violent crimes or any other crimes. The arrest of Minnesota Vikings halfback Adrian Peterson, who was accused of abusing his 4 year old son while disciplining him with a switch in September. Has rekindled a long debate about physical punishment on children. Which is a huge disagreement among different races. Peterson commented saying he never intended to harm his son and was disciplining him in the same way he had been as a child growing up in East Texas (Lozano 2014). There is…

what your results are, what was interesting or surprising to you, and any other pertinent information. Is spanking a child as punishment ethical? To find out what people thought about this, we described a scenario to the the people we interviewed, and asked questions based off of the presented situation. We asked our audience to imagine that they are out shopping. Minding their own business, they overhear a young child, about six years old, crying to his parents. He wants a candy that he…