Child Abuse - Corporal Punishment
Uploaded by piya_13 on Jan 03, 2006
What is child abuse? Child abuse means the physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment of children. There are two sorts of child abuse, sexual and physical abuse, it is a universally known fact that sexual abuse is completely wrong, and there is no other prospect to view the matter, it was is and will always be considered a “SIN”. However, do people share the same prospect on physical abuse on children? When the issue of physical abuse is mentioned I lean towards Corporal Punishments. Corporal punishment takes many form, including spanking, shaking, choking. Parents/Guardians believe that punishing there child severely is the only method of correcting them. I would like to tell people the truth of the story, which is that corporal punishment, is not an appropriate method of correcting children.
Child abuse is a worldwide issue we are forced to face. Abusers don’t seem to realize that punishment such as starvation; brutal force or even verbal abuses have a great impact on the child’s physical and mental state. Young children desire our affection and require a bit of our time. It is agreed that children do commit mistakes, sometimes mistakes that even lead to severe consequences; nevertheless corporal punishment is not the best method to correct them. Parents/ Guardians should use alternative manners such as, a “10 minute time-out system” for young children or “reduction of allowance” for the grown-up ones. This helps children feel a sense of responsibility towards their wrongful acts. Corporal punishment could just cause permanent damage both mentally and physically, leading the child into a phase of depression. Children feel humiliated and degraded; they become angry and resentful towards those who punish them.
Such a scenario is the autobiography of Dave Pelzer, a child called “it”. It is the perfect illustration of the physical and mental disturbance the child faces. The mother had less patience and less mature personalities than other parents. These behaviors make it difficult to cope with the demands of the child and increase the likelihood of physical or emotional abuse. There are three common characteristics of potential abusers, firstly parents/guardian who experience abuse and violence from their own parents. They tend to believe that corporal punishment is appropriate as they have been undergoing it too. Secondly, parents/guardian who face social stress such as unemployment, illness, poor housing conditions, a larger-than-average family size, the presence of a new baby or a disabled person in...