Children are like plants. If you take good care of the plants they will grow strong and thriving and give you flowers. You get the same results with children. If you treat them well and teach them right from wrong, they will become strong individuals in the future. Teaching children right from wrong is the principal key in a child’s life, but many argue if some of the techniques used to punish kids are really helping them learn the correct ways of life. Spanking is the most common type of punishment in a home, but some also wonder if it’s the right thing to do. Punishing kids through spanking has negative effects on a child’s overall health and is not the right thing to do.
Over the years, many researches have been conducted into finding out the repercussions of spanking on children. One of the many outcomes is that children have a poor relationship with their parents in the future. Studies done by Brookings Institution show that children whose parents spank them regularly develop more distant parent-child relationships later on. The children no longer want to be close to their family and distance themselves from parents. Children growing into adults are often referred to as “scared” of their parents. Most children don’t understand the purpose behind spanking and think it is cruel. Though the child may stop fighting and share for the moment, spanking doesn 't guarantee he or she will understand why they need to. The anger, shame and resentment a child can feel
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Children are being shaped into someone they’re not and are being led to bad behavior. Overall, spanking has negative effects on a child’s overall health. Children have poor parent relationships, has lead to death and child abuse, and has an effect on a child’s behavior. Spanking is a poor choice when it comes to discipline. Kids aren’t able to bloom and become the flowers they’re meant to