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Corporal Punishment or Abuse? Is corporal punishment wrong or do people just take things too far? Corporal punishment is legal in all 50 states and is used by nearly half of the families across the United States. Parents use household items such as wooden spoons, spatulas, and most commonly a belt. Results show that children who received corporal punishment behaved short term, but long term it caused several issues. Some issues that it revealed were psychological disorders, anger issues and it…

Have you ever wondered how it would feel if you got paddled instead of getting an after school, or noon hour? A paddle is a long wooden slab up to 24’ with a handle. This is a type of corporal punishment which is, the deliberate infliction of pain on an individual as a means of punishment or to change behavior. Getting paddled or spanked means to slap on the buttocks with a flat object or with the open hand, as for punishment. In the year 1997, there was a Supreme Court case, Ingraham v Wright.…

Preposition Error (2) The Effect of Corporal Punishment The definition of corporal punishment is given by the Cambridge Academic Dictionary as “the physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them.” The dictionary also states that this usually means when they are hit by hand or with a stick. The American Psychological Association reports that corporal punishment is in wide use by many families in the United States. However, they also say that use of corporal punishment is…

There have been many discussions on spanking. On one side of the debate are the parents who believe in spanking their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. The problem with spanking is that each group defines spanking differently. Some believe spanking is a form of abuse, while others think it is a form of discipline. Parents have to realize that they will need to discipline their children for many years. A spanking needs to be part of that…

My friend Christine believes that spanking is one of the worst ways of disciplining a child and that parents should never have to hit a child as a means of discipline. My mother thinks differently. According to her, Palo (spanking) or a physical punishment by a parent, as long as it is not excruciating, is a necessary form of punishment. I used to be one of those people that condoned spanking, not only because I was raised that way but also because I believed that spanking teaches a child to…

The use of physical discipline as a parenting technique has been a controversial topic for our most recent generations. The evolution of physical punishment, beginning with our ancestors to now, has changed because of the findings from research studies conducted by psychologists over time. The use of spanking has been proven to have short-term and long-term effects on children for many reasons. The least detrimental way of gathering this information is through practical research in the form of…

Children are a wonder in the field of psychology which is due to their behavior growing up. From Sigmund Freud to Erik Erikson, there have been a numerous amount of psychologist that have studied children and have created multiple theories based upon their studies. Children are usually considered a “social sponge” due to them picking up habits from their parents, peers, and what the media portrays. From being friendly to peers, or becoming violent, these kids will pick up on certain behaviors…

Is “Spank” a common word used in your household to correct behavioural issues? What if literature could prove spanking causes psychological trauma to the child, would you continue to resort to this disciplinary measure? Spanking is defined as a hit to discipline primarily on the buttock with an open hand for behavioral corrective purpose (spank, n.d.). Literature has proven that spanking children has an undeniable relationship to negative behaviors such as aggressive and violent outbursts in…

Physical control marks on the students’ minds for a long time. Some say that this could teach rule-breaking students to be better individuals, but some would say otherwise. Corporal punishment is the causation of physical pain to a person, or in this case, to a student. This started since the middle Ages when whipping became a punishment for minor crimes. In the late 20th century, that is the time where teachers started to do corporal punishment to children. There are different kinds of…

Imagine a seven year old telling her mother she isn’t going to school today. Most people wouldn’t expect the seven year old to be the one laughing at the outcome of that exchange. Yet that’s exactly who is laughing, and at home from school no less. No surprise, her parents aren’t the type to “resort” to spanking. Of course parents should spank their children; spanking gives a child a no-nonsense sense of right and wrong, serves as a necessary, harsher punishment for worse misbehavior,…