Spanking

of research, the issue of whether spanking is an adequate discipline strategy or damaging to children remains a controversial topic. According to Kazdin and Benjet (2003) the definition of spanking is “. . . hitting a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intent to discipline without leaving a bruise or causing physical harm (p. 100). In addition, according to Maguire-Jack, Gromoske and Berger (2012) only a few studies propose that spanking is an effective form of discipline

Abby Straessle Psychology Lab 3 18 October 2017 Debating the Evidence on Spanking According to Smith (2012), spanking does not lead to immediate obedience. Alan Kazdin, a Yale University psychology professor and director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic, says spanking does not work and “you cannot punish out these behaviors that you do not want.” Spanking does not lead to long term obedience either. Graham-Bermann (2008) says that “physical punishment can work momentarily to

this is still very much the case in the debate on spanking children. Spanking is one of the most controversial and most debated topics of this century. Moreover, there seems to never be a middle road and debaters always feel very strongly one way or another. This topic in general quite often falls prey to the excluded extreme fallacy that one is either fully for spanking or fully against it; either way to the fullest extent. Some believe spanking is a necessary tool in instilling respect and appropriate

The debate over spanking as a way of disciplining the children rages. While pro-spanking advocates cite the biblical passage “Spare the rod and spoil the child,” groups against the child-rearing practice can cite a new University of Michigan study to back their claim that it is wrong. The research warned that kids spanked are at a higher risk of developing mental health problems when they grow older. Researchers said that it can lead to depression and moderate to heavy alcohol consumption and drug

get upset with their little ones they go ahead and spank them out of whatever emotion arises. How is the child supposed to learn that hitting isn’t okay? And how are you to know your limits when spanking out of anger or frustration? Although spanking can support the parent as the authority figure, spanking can be taken too far and be considered abusive, and it reinforces that violence is okay to the

discipline, especially spanking. It gives many reasons for using another method besides spanking, or using it as a last resort. It also goes on stating how to reinforce the good and bad behavior in children. It also provides statistics on parenting. Overall, this article gives many parts of information on how to discipline their child (with or without spanking) and stories from several parents. What makes this credible is the website itself and the content it provides. In terms of spanking, most parents

Spanking is a particular parenting behavior that I feel strongly about. In my particular case, my parents used spanking as disciplinary action if deprivation of privilege and time-out did not serve their purpose with my brothers and I. In these cases my parents would strike, or spank, our buttocks with an open palm to serve as a form of punishment. Although my parents did utilize spanking, they exhibited an authoritative parenting style where they promoted autonomy within reasonable limits (Bigner

has a strong and emotional opinion. One of the problems with spanking is how people define it. If you were to ask people what is spanking, each person would define it differently. Baumrind defined spanking as “striking the child on the buttocks or extremities with an open hand without inflicting physical injury, with the intent to modify behavior.” Spanking can make a negative or positive impact on a child’s life. Opponents of spanking think that parents

Violence in Education, once said, “Spanking does for a child's development what wife-beating does for a marriage.” Spanking has become a highly accepted form of child abuse in today’s society. Spanking can lead to psychological and mental struggles, behavioral and violence issues, lower cerebral capacities, and less remorse for wrongdoings as an adult. So why are we still choosing to hit our children? It is impossible for children to learn from their mistakes from spanking. The reasoning and understanding

About 60% of parents in the United States use spanking as a method to discipline their young children. In most cases parents believe that spanking is the only effective way to discipline their children. According to the “International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family”, spanking is often referred as; “one or two flat-handed swats on a child's wrist or buttocks, but would not include a beating with a whip or a belt, for others, spanking also includes slaps and pinches to the leg, arm, back, or even