PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE

When Physical Discipline Leads To Aggressive Behavioral Problems

When Physical Discipline Leads To Aggressive Behavioral Problems

Introduction

For the transfer of care child to succeed, everyone must take part in planning and security. Parents should make sure that the person who chose to care for their children is someone responsible who can keep children safe and secure. Who can care for children? Adults or children over age 11 who have demonstrated ability to child care and to act responsibly in an emergency. It is forbidden by law to leave a child under 10 years caring for other siblings or children. Parents recommend that only allow children over 12 years of age keep caring for other children. If parents work all day or night, parents may need to pay someone to care for their children during their absence. There are several options to consider, for example, licensed child care centers operate during the day (day care centers) caregivers at home (home-based day care), childcare children (nursery schools) and centers where parents can leave the kids for hours ("drop- in "day care centers). Parents can also hire someone to come home and take care of their children. Look in the Yellow Pages under "Day Nurseries" or "Day Care ". See also section of classified ads in the newspaper, under the column "Employment Wanted" to find a person that provides services child care in parents' area. There are also subsidized childcare government for low income families.

Discussion

As parents of the decisions parents must make is how parents discipline our children. In these decisions, there is the eternal debate of the effect/impact of physical discipline or spanking. Many parents raised them a spanking or using physical discipline in one form or another. When parents decide what kind of strategies parents use with our children, parents build on our past experiences and current beliefs and values. Some parents had experiences that parents remember as very negative and decide to do the opposite of what they did to them and others say "if they gave me spanking and went well, why do not I do the same with my children”. The important thing is that everyone remembers if they were given spankings and memories are not usually positive.

Whatever the belief, research studies on the effect of spanking and physical discipline has been very consistent. In the long term, children who are physically disciplined tend to be more aggressive and use violence and aggression to solve their problems. In addition there are also more likely to depression and adult use of violence in the future (Berlin, et. al., 2009). Obviously, this does not mean that giving a child a spanking/a violent will be more or be more depressed but studies have shown that, in general, children who physically discipline tend to be more aggressive .

Although it may seem to give a spanking is a very effective short-term, studies also have shown that NO is a more effective non-physical discipline (McLoyd, Kaplan, Hardaway & Wood, ...