Corporal Punishment -- EDPR 2111 Sec 007 TR 0940-1105

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Date Posted: 14:00:43 01/25/07 Thu
Author: Leslie Long
Subject: Corporal Punishment

http://www.religioustolerance.org/spanking.htm
Spanking, in my life has never been something that was debatable. I grew up and was taught that spanking is for children when they misbehave. I did not receive as many spankings as my two sisters did, but I am the baby and my parents always said that the youngest gets the least amount of spanking. My oldest sister, who got the most, was the "best." By "best" I mean she did her school work, stayed at home, and did not party and so on. I have read many articles about spanking being suggested in the Bible as necessary, which I consider the truth. There has been much news about corporal punishment recently in the school system. I believe that spanking should be attempted by parents as a way to teach and control their children. If that method does not work they need to try other punishment or reinforcement methods. Talking it out first and spanking after explaining the reasons for the punishment could be an option so that the parent may have time to cool down from anger and so that the child can fully understand why they are receiving the punishment of spanking. I have an 11 month old son and I will use corporal punishment on him when he reaches an age that I believe to be appropriate for him. I think that for moms spanking their sons it may not be effective becuase the boy may be bigger than their mother and therefore not see the spanking as something to fear. I do not believe that a teacher has the right to use corporal punishment. When spanking comes from a parent I believe that it effects the child more than coming from a teacher. Punishment coming from the teacher is less likely to really "get to" the child than coming from the parent becuase with the parent there is feeling and emotion involved. I do not believe there is a difference between nurses and teachers using corporal punishment; neither of the two have the right to use corporal punishment on a child that is not theirs. I do not believe any person other than the child's parent(s) has the right to touch the child in that manner. There should be a difference between parents, teachers, and nurses. Parents should be the most influential in their child's life. They should be there for their children and be very emotionally involved. With parents doing their job in raising the people they are responsible for it should mean that spanking means more than coming from a teacher or nurse. The nurse or teacher may be very close to the child, which is wonderful, but should not take the place of the parent.

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