School corporal punishment

form of corporal punishment or 'spanking' is a violent attack upon another human being's integrity. The effect remains with the victim forever and becomes an unforgiving part of his or her personality.” Spanking, also known as corporal punishment, is a controversial topic. Parents, researchers, and other professional/nonprofessional audiences, debate whether or not using corporal punishment is the most effective form of discipline. There are three leading views on this topic: pro-corporal…

Corporal punishment in children is often defined as, “use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (Frechette, Zoratti, & Romano, 2015). I chose this topic because as a child growing up I would receive spankings, hit with a belt, and other forms of physical punishment. In my case it was never intended as physical abuse but to make sure what behavior I did was to not happen again.…

Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment Capital punishment is a highly controversial topic. According to Benjet and Kazdin (2002), capital punishment can be defined as a child receiving a spank, an open-handed hit, on the buttocks that does not leave a lasting mark. It is a form of punishment that has been used for generations, now getting attention by many psychologists; some of aversive effects of it are coming to light. The main theme of arguments in favor of capital punishment is in reference…

Norman temporally prior. Ms. Norman stated that she is not aware of any medical or behavior issues that of the child. She stated that the child is not enrolled in school currently due to his age. Ms. Norman stated she is confident she has the ability to meet the child’s needs such as medical, dental, therapeutic, social or academic needs. Ms. Norman stated that she would seek the assistance of her daughter, Larussia…

well in school, because I have been disciplined physically at home from a young age. Many people are against physical punishment because they don’t believe it works, or it does more harm than good whereas others see the situation differently, depending on past experiences. Although it does work in order to make kids behave, the control that is gained is limited, it changes the way the way the child socializes, and it has horrid effects on the development of the kid. When corporal punishment is…

Out of love, parents sometime resort to physical punishment. Most parents belief that it is the one thing needful so as to convict the children’s bad behavior. It has been defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience bodily pain or discomfort so as to correct or punish the child’s behavior” (Holinger,2015). This includes: spanking, hitting, pinching, squeezing, paddling, whipping, smacking, slapping, washing a child’s mouth with soap, making a child…

Child Abuse vs. Discipline: Where to draw the line? Physical discipline, also known as corporal punishment, is the punishment where any physical force is castoff and its purpose is to cause pain to the child in order to teach them a lesson. It goes without saying that physical violence does not teach anything to any child. According to a research conducted by UNICEF on child abuse: 4 out of 5 children are exposed to some degree of physical abuse in their homes. With a substantial amount of…

give you something to cry about!” from their parents. Breanna Hayes says, “Of course it hurts, it’s a spanking. How else would it work?” Spanking, for this purpose, should not be confused with child abuse. Spanking can be defined as “a type of corporal punishment, which refers to striking a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intention of modifying behavior without causing physical injury” (qtd. Saadeh 87). Although greatly debated on ethicality, spanking has been a…

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…

Corporal punishment has become a topic of debate in recent years, and can be a polarizing subject to converse about. Corporal punishment or what others refer to as spanking, is the physical chastisement used when a child is disobedient or practices bad behavior. Corporal punishment has been banned at schools in 31 states; 19 states still support it. Additionally, many parents continue to argue that physical correction is a necessity for children. On the other hand, there are many who refuse to…