Out of love, parents sometime resort to physical punishment. Most parents belief that it is the one thing needful so as to convict the children’s bad behavior. It has been defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience bodily pain or discomfort so as to correct or punish the child’s behavior” (Holinger,2015). This includes: spanking, hitting, pinching, squeezing, paddling, whipping, smacking, slapping, washing a child’s mouth with soap, making a child kneel on painful objects, and forcing a child to stand or sit in painful positions for long periods of time. Corporal punishment may leave bruises and scars but they will fade with time. Meanwhile, it is also left indelible scars from children mind. In
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Gershoff’s point is that “Even mild to moderate corporal punishment that causes no physical harm is associated with increased aggression in adulthood” (2010). Children learn through observation and imitation of their parents’ behavior because parents are the most influential people in children’s life. And family is the first and most basic social that children learn through. If parents use physical punishment so as to correct or punish the children’s behavior for recalcitrance, children will learn that violence is an effective. And it is permissible to hurt other when they want to express feelings. For example, corporal punishment can lead to bullying at school. According to The National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics, “There are 28% of U.S. students in grades 6–12, and 20% of U.S. students in grades 9–12 experienced bullying. And approximately 30% of young people admit to bullying others in surveys” (2011). To suppress the violence behavior is the duties of parents for raising children by being a good role model and use non-violence
Gershoff’s point is that “Even mild to moderate corporal punishment that causes no physical harm is associated with increased aggression in adulthood” (2010). Children learn through observation and imitation of their parents’ behavior because parents are the most influential people in children’s life. And family is the first and most basic social that children learn through. If parents use physical punishment so as to correct or punish the children’s behavior for recalcitrance, children will learn that violence is an effective. And it is permissible to hurt other when they want to express feelings. For example, corporal punishment can lead to bullying at school. According to The National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics, “There are 28% of U.S. students in grades 6–12, and 20% of U.S. students in grades 9–12 experienced bullying. And approximately 30% of young people admit to bullying others in surveys” (2011). To suppress the violence behavior is the duties of parents for raising children by being a good role model and use non-violence