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The Pros And Cons Of Spanking

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Spanking has been used for years to show kids from right and wrong. Years ago studies have occurred to see the true harms and effects of what spanking really does to a child. With three articles two for spanking written by Matt Walsh and Robert Larzelere, and one article is against spanking written by Murry Straus. All of these articles have similarities and differences. Similarities and differences could show within the authors, audience, context and the fashion within their writings. The first article is a blog by Matt Walsh, who claims to be “a blogger, writer, speaker, and professional sayer of truth.” He writes about all different kinds of topics such as politics, abortion, Christians and many more, but this one is posted on Absolute Truths called “Spanking is a disciplinary measure, not child abuse. Get a grip, people.” The second and third articles are both called “Should There Be a Law Banning Spanking of Children?” the article’s database is Military & Government Collection this piece has two different sides by two different writers. The first writer that is pro spanking is Robert Larzelere, who holds a PHD in human development and family science at Oklahoma State University. The second side writing against spanking is by Murray Straus, also a PHD holder, but in sociology at the University of New …show more content…

He has done his research to see what punishments work better and has not found much. Larzelere is also one that only thinks spanking is okay only if used the right way so it is not abuse. Spanking is used to help teach the child from right and wrong, so over the years, it should have to be used less and less. Spanking should also not be used all of the time, punishment should have a range, for instance, if the child gets in big trouble then the parent could use physical punishment, but if the child did something less severe maybe sit them in the corner or take away a

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In the article “No Spanking, No Time-out, No Problems”, Olga Khazan uses many rhetorical strategies to support and persuade her audience. That traditional punishment methods of parents will not change a child’s/children’s unruly behavior overall, but positive reinforcement will increase the chances of better behavior not only now, but in the future as well. “Positive reinforcement is the presentation of a pleasurable consequence following a behavior” (Craighead). This twist to traditional discipline teaches children to work towards a resolution instead of teaching them to lean toward violence. “For example, the way that parents discipline their children is how children discipline their peers” (Khazan).

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The issue Khazan discusses in “No Spanking, No Time-Out, No Problems”, parents need to change their own behavior, before wanting to change their child’s behavior. Khazan confronts the issue of punishment along with behavior using a persuasive writing style to share her thoughts on punishment: “Punishment might make you feel better, but it won’t change the kid’s behavior” (Khazan 25). Khazan presents a child psychologist, Alan Kazdin’s to speak on parenting interventions. Along with parenting intervention, Khazan utilizes her interview with Kazdin, presenting a more of an understanding towards the issue of punishment. Utilizing Kazdin’s parenting interventions, he uses examples to prove that; punishment should not be used to fix negative behavior.

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My feelings regarding spankings are inappropriate because it models aggressive behavior in young children. 8. Spankings should be administered with care. 9. Corporal punishment is the use of physical force causing pain, but not wounds, as a means of discipline; such as spanking, shaking, slapping hands and etc.

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The issue Khazan discusses in “No Spanking, No Time-Out, No Problems”, parents need to change their own behavior, before wanting to change their child’s behavior. Khazan confronts the issue of punishment along with behavior using a persuasive writing style to share her thoughts on punishment: “Punishment might make you feel better, but it won’t change the kid’s behavior” (Khazan 25). Khazan presents a child psychologist, Alan Kazdin’s to speak on parenting interventions. Along with parenting intervention, Khazan utilizes her interview with Kazdin, presenting a more of an understanding towards the issue of punishment. Utilizing Kazdin’s parenting interventions, he uses examples to prove that; punishment should not be used to fix negative behavior.

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In her text, No Spanking, No Time Out, No Problem, Khazan states that, “The way to get rid of a child’s negative behavior is not punishment.” (Khazan). This quote insinuates that the author works to tell people, specifically parents, that punishing children is not the way to get them to comply and behave. From here, Khazan uses evidence from a personal interview with child psychologist, Alan Kazdin. Kazdin has and provides a considerable amount of evidence from his own experiences and his own studies, making him a pretty reliable first-hand source.

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Spanking gets an immediate reaction from a child, which can also send a signal to the student, the teacher, and the parent that a certain type of behavior will not be tolerated. Sometimes however, the student will not understand why they were spanked, or react to the punishment negatively. Students who are abused at home may see the punishment as abuse at school, and emotionally and/or physically shut down in the school environment. The article suggests spanking is over-used, and questions the legitimacy of using this tactic for cell phone violations, inappropriate language, running in hallways, sleeping in class, and failing to turn in homework. An administrator who chooses to use corporal punishment should take the offense into great consideration.

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Some things are not as severe for a spanking and some are in need of more than just a spanking like a grounding-spanking mix for a child who repeatedly hits a younger sibling. With all this evidence, it is clear that spanking lets the child know their limits, develops respect for their parent, and teaches self discipline. You can see the positive effect of spanking on almost all children who are spanked. You can also see the negatives of the lack of spanking as those children are less behaved.

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Spanking is good for the mind because it teaches children. The author also states that a study shows that people who are spanked perform better at school and is most likely to want to college than their peers who had never been physically disciplined. Also stated in the article, research lack much info because it was difficult to find subjects who had never been spanked. In the study that was conducted it shows that results that others do not show because it involved 2600 individuals that never been spanked. It was difficult in more traditional time to find subjects.

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Spanking can be effective when a child is not listening to a parent. If a child isn’t following proper rules and disregarding their parents’ statement, then a spanking can enforce a form of respect that the child has to follow (Jasmine, 2015). It can be an awakening to reality as the child could now think of how their actions are deviant. Parents that don’t resolve to spanking as the first and only method of discipline is essential for both the parents and the child. I believe a parent should always try to enforce rules by talking and showing examples of how deviant actions are frowned upon.

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One woman stated that she spanks her child to prevent him or her from having problems in the future with higher authority, such as

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A parent should remain in control when spanking their child, and it should never be used as a way to vent out their anger towards a child. The

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In the article Grogan-Kaylor states “The upshot of the study is that spanking increases the likelihood of a wide variety of undesired outcomes for children. Spanking thus does the opposite of what parents usually want it to do.” Not only did Gershoff and Grogan-Kaylor test on children but also on long-term effects among adults who were also spanked as a child. This showed that the more they were spanked, the more likely they experienced mental health problems or behavior problems. As many as 80 percent of parents around the world spank their children according to a 2014 UNICEF

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Many people think that the reason for this is easily described as “if you hold the reins too tight, the horse will buck.” Over punishing a child can be a bad thing, it will make the child want to retaliate more so than if one were to cut a little slack. However, under punishing a child can be bad as well, not teaching a child right from wrong can majorly increase the odds of the child doing the wrong thing. Reasons that parents give for spanking their children are to make children listen better, and to encourage better behavior, especially to put a stop to children's aggressive behaviors. Research shows, however, that spanking, or indeed any form of physical punishment, tends to have the opposite effect.

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For many, spanking a kid is deemed to be one of the best ways to raise a kid. Since the previous generations, also known as the older generations were raised this mode, many accredit that applying the almost exact same method on their kids can lead these youngsters to learn and grow straight, therefore expecting that a spanked kid will aftermath in a prospective society with future gracefully informed and well educated adults. However, corporal punishments aren’t indeed the appropriate way neither the best solution to deal with the misbehavior of a little bairn. Spanking a kid, whether it’s with bare hands or a flat object, may lead some kids to actually rebel against their family.

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He calls many of these beliefs myths and proposes to why they are myths. One of the myths he found is that “Spanking Works Better”, Straus proves through research that spanking essentialy does not work better and that “time-outs” are just as effective. In my opinion Straus is wrong and research like that can never be 100 percent correct. “Time-Outs” when first introduced to a child might be very effective, but after much time and many “Time-Outs” that child will get used to it and not fear it anymore. A child will always fear coporal punishment because it is painful and nothing will change that.

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