Children need punishment in order to help them learn what is right and wrong. There are different types of punishments a child can receive, such as timeouts, the taking away of toys or electronics, and spanking. Defined as “hitting a child on the bottom with an open hand,” spanking is something no parent should do […]
Growing up in a desi household, I’ve experienced the wrath of my strict Indian parents whenever I misbehaved. Many children have experienced something similar to this atleast at one point in their lives. Infact, approximately 300 million children aged 2 to 4 world wide (3 out of 4) experience violent discipline by their caregivers on […]
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Get startedAre you a parent ? Have you ever been driven crazy by the actions of your children? How do you deal with the way you discipline them? Do you believe in punishment or do you repeat the same tactics your parents would use on you? Punishment is to discipline someone for doing wrong. When being […]
In this article, Brendan Smith analyzes the effects of using physical discipline and how it may correlate to future long term problems within a child. According to Smith, for a short period of time spanking can prevent children from engaging in problematic behaviors. However others disagree and believe physical discipline does not work at all […]
There are many critical issues in education psychology that are important to education. These critical issues are barriers that are elements in the way of better opportunities for students. In this paper, I will talk about spanking and aggression as a method of correcting children’s behavior. This critical issue I am concerned about should not […]
Spanking is a common practice among parents of young children in the United States. “Individuals with higher educational attainment are less likely to agree that spanking children is an acceptable form of discipline” (Child Trends 1). In the United States, corporal punishment is legal in the child’s home; on the other hand, it is illegal […]
