There are many different people who share the opinion that spanking is not a negative form of discipline. In fact, a study in Ohio show that “70% of 800 family physicians and 59% of 400 pediatricians supported spanking.”(SSRN) If people such as physicians and pediatricians, who have spent years at colleges studying human development and such, support this – then why don’t we? In addition to this a psychiatrist also supported spanking because after interviewing numerous kids he found that “they were far more upset by being yelled at by an adult out of control than they had been by being spanked by an adult in control and as a logical consequence of misbehavior.”(Academy) This same certified pyhchatrist interviewed over a hundred children in this study. Notwithstanding be ye sure of this: anti-spankers need to listen up because that is coming straight from the mouths of babes.
Pro-Spanking February 20, 2009
Sometimes the only way to learn right from wrong is through experience. Nonabusive spanking is an effective form of discipline that instills morals and values in children.
Some argue that spanking can damage a child’s mental state, but for the most part they would be wrong. According to a TIME magazine article Robert Larzelere, who is a psychologist, concluded that “nonabusive spanking reduced misbehavior without harmful effects” and that spanking not only works but it makes children “more apt to respond without spanking the next time.”(TIME) That statement collaborated with a study that Larzelere performed which dealt with numerous mothers with children around 3 to 3 years old. Many other people will argue that all the statistics they find support not spanking because of the supposed facts, but researchers from the National Institute of Healthcare Research said “83 percent of the 132 identified articles published in clinical and psychosocial journals were merely opinion-driven editorials, reviews or commentaries, devoid of new empirical findings.”(Pro-Spanking) So how can you trust all the information that can be found if they are just opinionated blogs? Both of these hard-core pieces of evidence show that nonabusive spanking will not produce bad effects, even if some statistics say so.
No Spanking February 20, 2009
In most cases, a parent steps over the boundary when it comes to spanking. The best decision for many people is to just avoid spanking altogether as a form of discipline.
Many parents challenge the notion that they can spank in a calm, planned manner. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimated that “85% of parents expressed moderate to high anger, remorse, and agitation while punishing their children.”(stopspanking) Assuming this information is true, especially since its a specialized committee on psychological aspects of child and family health, the idea that a parent can control themselves while discipling a child can be questioned. Most people find it difficult to put a lid on their emotions when they are anrgy. In many cases, this anger can lead to harsh punishment.In fact, the US department of Health and Human services reported that “142,000 children are seriously injured from Corporal punishment every year in this country.” (NTAC) This group is known for their reports on the damaging consequences of violence and trama. They even went on the say that many times these injuries lead to permanent disabilies. How can a child so young and in the eve of life have such horrible experiences.
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