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No Spanking February 20, 2009

Filed under: Uncategorized — neverlands @ 3:24 pm

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.

 

One Response to “No Spanking”

  1. lhuff Says:

    Two tips:
    1) Use signal phrases to introduce your sources and to validate them. One of your sources is a doctor. You need to explain who he is so that we understand where these numbers are coming from. Your other source–eopinions–is not a source you should be quoting. This is a site where anyone can comment and share his/her opinion. How do we know this information is trustworthy. Take more care to locate valid, reliable, credible sources.

    2) You’re failing to warrant your evidence. If you were to take out all the evidence from your response, what would be left? You need commentary to explain your evidence and to show how it backs up the claim you’re making.


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