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    Corporal Punishment Many parents argue whether or not corporal punishment is the best form of parenting. All around America, corporal punishment is and always has been accepted as the correct way to discipline children. More recently, the practice has been challenged, but despite much research, many Americans are still not convinced that there is a better way. Unlike drinking milk, smoking, and texting while driving, corporal punishment remains a silenced public health issue. Corporal punishment

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    dispute. The same argument parents, psychologists and teachers have been having for years. Does physical punishment have a negative effect on children? Physical punishment does have long lasting effects. Corporal punishment introduces aggression to children and can lead to higher aggression for kids at school. Kids can not always distinguish between the physical aggression used as punishment and not acceptable physical violence like hitting and pushing. Children that are physically punished are a

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    They shouldn't spank in desperation or in anger—that's what leads to the negative outcomes, like increased violence, associated with corporal punishment. Never spank a child when you are angry. When you are emotionally charged, it is in that moment of anger, fear, confusion, etc. that you are likely to hurt the child and that is when excessive corporal punishment is most likely to occur. If you are emotionally charged, you need to take a time out and pull yourself together.Never spank a child when

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    like it if you got hit, spanked, or flogged? No, you wouldn’t. Corporal punishment is authoritarian, brutal and, painful. I don’t know why corporal is still legal, but it should be banned completely. I was surprised to find that corporal punishment is still legal in household throughout the united states. What infuriated me was that it's still legal in school in nineteen states here in United states. I know a lot of parents and schools thinks it’s a good way to discipline kids but it is completely

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    “There is now less flogging in our great schools than formerly, but then less is learned there; so that what the boys get at one end they lose at the other.” Samuel Johnson wrote that in 1775. I assume Mr. Johnson was a supporter of corporal punishment. The comment above gives proof, that there have been differences expressed regarding child-rearing styles for centuries; this is not a new subject. It sort of debunks the older generation when they say, “In my day, children could get spanked and the

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    In many countries, Corporal Punishment at Home and School is the ordinary thing which usually occurs in Vietnam, China, Thailand, etc. This is as a duty of the adults teach their children who are not obedient, or who do something wrong. However, in the United State, punishment by a hand, cane, a ruler, or similar things can be considered as violent behaviors. In addition, that can be a serious crime if someone accuses you. In my opinion, Corporal Punishment is true, but also it is false; for the

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    that 19 states allow corporal punishment? The question is if this type of punishment has negative consequences. Some say spanking may promote violence in children. Others argue there are no worse consequences than other traditional punishments. It can convey much better lessons due to the pain it inflicts. Overall, spanking may hurt children, it is an appropriate punishment both at school and home because it teaches a lesson very efficiently and is more serious than punishments such as timeouts

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    Essay On Spanking

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    spanking; however, spanking for disciplinary measure is a necessary teachable moment for children. Corporal punishment is using physical pain in response to behavior that has been deemed inappropriate. The AAP defines spanking as “striking a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intention of modifying behavior without causing physical injury” (Jones

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    A Lifetime of Damage Essay

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    practice of corporal punishment in the home and the lasting harmful effects on the children involved. The research is based on the opinions and finding of professionals in mental health and child development and offers little to no support for the use of physical punishment. This research outlines several areas of a child’s life that are acutely affected by the violent form of punishment called “spanking”. Within our community I have seen first hand that children who are subjected to such punishment suffer

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    Corporal Punishment and Spanking in children Spanking and the use of Corporal Punishment are the most common forms of punishment used today for younger children. 67% of parents today use some form of corporal or physical punishment. Spanking and Corporal Punishment is the use of physical force to cause pain with the intent to control the child. Mothers are primarily the ones to spank, because they are the ones who are with the children more. Young parental age and lower income seem to predict

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