Ending Corporal Punishment Protecting Children
Uploaded by carmcca28 on Mar 29, 2006
Ending Corporal Punishment: Protecting the Children
Worst-case scenario; try a tantrum on for size. Many people do not make it through life without witnessing at least one child, throwing a tantrum. Some people witness these tantrums in the privacy of other people’s homes, or out in the public. The children kick, scream, bite, and pinch, in protest, to get what they want from their parents. It cannot get much worse than this for a parent; so what does one do? Should the parent spank the child, or will that only make matters worse? Many people share different views on the capital punishment of children.
Some people feel that slapping, pinching, biting, paddling, and yelling at a child, are legitimate forms of discipline however, other people believe that using corporal punishment, to structure a child’s behavior, damages the child on a long-term basis. So, should we, or should we not, use capital punishment to enforce good behavior among children? Certainly, we should not.
From birth to five years of age, children are exploring the world, as well as themselves. They learn, and test boundaries which, are apart of growing up. A parent should never use corporal punishment to structure their child’s behavior, as it causes a child to feel that it is ok to hurt the ones they love. Children often learn from the people, that they care about the most. When they see a form of physical hostility in the home, they tend to view it as a natural form of problem solving,. Children need to be taught different alternatives to solving problems and structuring their behavior.