Agreement or Disagreement on the act of Spanking

Introduction

The thesis statement of this research paper is that the parental response to their children should always be spanking rather than verbal disciplinary measures, because spanking can have various positive effects on the behavior of the child. The main reason for spanking is to teach how to behave properly in a disciplined manner. Discipline involves teaching children proper behavior. However, spanking involves of striking buttocks, usually as a physical punishment, with an open hand. In the United States and Canada, all discipline applied to the posterior is usually known as spanking. In Britain and various Commonwealth countries, smacking or beating is used as a general limit. Spanking can be done through belts, or by sticks, or whip. Corporal punishment was outlawed in all state schools, in the United Kingdom in 1986, and this ban was extended to include independent schools in 1996. Spanking like corporal punishment in general is a hotly debated social issue in many countries. The questions are whether children should be given a spanking for restricting them from any undesired action or not. Is this an effective method making a child discipline? This thesis is fully supporting its thesis statement that parents should use spanking method for making them act in disciplined manner, instead of verbal counseling; they should spank them and try to make their children to act in an appropriate manner.

Arguments for Spanking

Spanking is justified, if in every mistake, the child receives a spanking or a slap, the child will eventually prelude from undesirable or inappropriate behavior. This can happen only if a child develops a fear that any time he does something inappropriate, then he will receive spanking. The child may develop temporary psychological effects, but later in his adulthood, he will realize that it was for his own good. There are various supporters who advocate and defend spanking. According to such proponents, spanking comes under the autonomy of parents and families. There is an argument in support of spanking that there are insignificant effects of spanking on a person as he grows up. Furthermore, violent behaviors and tendencies have very little to do with spanking. According to a survey, it was found that more than 70 percent of people who are adults were spanked as when they were children. In addition, much of those people are citizen who abide by the law, love their families, and contribute ...