Corporal

Corporal punishment in children is often defined as, “use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (Frechette, Zoratti, & Romano, 2015). I chose this topic because as a child growing up I would receive spankings, hit with a belt, and other forms of physical punishment. In my case it was never intended as physical abuse but to make sure what behavior I did was to not happen again.…

Statistics show that 94% of parents of toddlers use some form of corporal punishment and that 72% of a college student sample reported that they recalled experiencing some form of corporal punishment in their childhood (Athea C.A, Parkin C.M.). Corporal Punishment when referring to children is when physical force is used to correct or control a child’s behavior. The punishment is intended to cause discomfort and pain no matter how mild. Punishment in Psychology is defined as “any change that…

Senior Research Paper “Corporal punishment is as humiliating to him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides, Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hard one (Ellen Key).” Modern parenting is made to in steel character into a child by using physical discipline. It’s not humilating for the child to be spanked, but it is humiliating for the parent to incorporate this method. Religion, mankind’s responsibility, individual concerns, pretext, family…

most opinions of professionals is rated highly as being detrimental to the outcome of children both initially and longitudinally. This paper offers an in depth look at four research studies that primarily outline the reasons for which spanking or corporal punishment is considered to be detrimental to the development of children. It is with much attention to research studies that I cannot deny the fact that spanking results in undesirable outcomes in children’s negative behavior and cognitive…

value in young adults exposed to corporal punishment is a study done by Akemi Tomoda, Hanako Suzuki, Karen Rabi, Yi-Shin She, Ann Polcari, and Martin H. Teicher. This study was published in March 2009 and had the objective to see how harsh corporal punishment during a persons childhood changes the brain structure and specifically the amount of gray matter volume. They clearly drew guidelines on the differences between harsh corporal punishment (HCP) and corporal punishment (CP). They stated that…

for a wrong doing, this applies explicitly for children. Corporal punishment is sometimes used to define physical discipline, such as slapping or spanking. To punish, is to impose a consequence on for a fault, offense, or violation. Spanking is to strike on the buttock with an open hand. Corporal punishment is often a sensitive matter for many people to talk about since everyone has a different opinion on this subject. Many parents see corporal punishment such as spanking and slapping as a form…

Many communities, including the black community to which Peterson belongs, are rooted in the practice of administering harsh physical punishment with children or corporal punishment. As Michael Eric Dyson asserts “Beating children has been a depressingly familiar habit in black families since our arrival in the New World. ” When Adrian Peterson was charged with “reckless or negligent injury to a child” there were…

exhibit depression, anxiety, drug use, and aggression as they get older” in other words, adolescents that were spanked during their initial childhood years have a higher contingency of showing social problems when they mature. The repercussions of corporal punishment far outweigh the convenience of its practice. Even though spanking offers immediate compliance from a child, it should not be used because it causes mental illness and there are superior disciplinary methods that have no negative…

issue in America’s prison systems, Arafa and Burns the authors of Judicial Corporal Punishment in the United States? Lessons from Islamic Criminal Law for Curing the Ills of Mass Incarceration, argued in favour of reinstating Judicial Corporal Punishment in the prison systems of America; similar to the ones that Islamic criminal law advocates for. Throughout the article, the authors’ work to prove how Judicial Corporal Punishment is more compassionate to both the offenders and their families;…

“You don’t spank your kid because of love.” This is the word my trainer said to her client during the home visitation. I remembered discussing about corporal punishment with the client at that time. On the way back, I told her my own childhood experience about the corporal punishment. After she heard about my experience, she said to me that my mom was wrong and this could cause severe damage to the child. I was a little uncomfortable and defensive at that time, yet, I didn’t say anything to her.…