The subject of discipline and
spanking is a very touchy topic for many. I believe that spanking should be a
justifiable action because it helps to establish authority in households and it
has a positive impact on children’s’ behavior. However, not every on agrees
with my views.
It is often
thought that spanking is a form of abuse that scars children in the early
stages of life, and instead of fixing behavior it makes behavior worse. People
say that it is a form of senseless violence. For example, if a child gets in
trouble for hitting another kid on the playground, it shouldn’t be acceptable
for the guardian to respond by spanking the child. They are punishing the child
by doing the very thing that the child just did. This can confuse children and
wont cease the behavior. It is also shown in some cases that children who were
spanked in the early stages of their lives go on to spank their own kids. This
spanking is “passed down” through families and may lead to domestic violence.
Spanking is just a gateway to abuse. The fact that spanking is called “tough
love” is something else people frown upon. Love is about being tender and kind
and hitting is neither of the two. If you claim to love someone you would do
nothing to hurt him or her, mentally or physically. There is also a strain in
the relationship between guardians and the children being spanked. Fear is put
in the hearts of children who do something wrong. No child should fear that
their guardian is going to harm them in any way. Many people who were spanked
as kids are also affected psychologically. They are often in and out of trouble
as a result to this extreme form of punishment. Spanking has more negative
outcomes than positive ones.
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