Spanking Children
...nother form of child abuse. They say it not only harms the child physically but also may cause severe injuries to the child if it is taken to an extreme. Children’s advocacy groups argue that what one person may call as spanking might actually be beating. This is where angry parents may go too far and become abusive. The biggest concern parents and child rights organizations have is that spanking often causes the child to behave violently towards others. By spanking, parents send the message that physically causing pain to another human being is acceptable. This lesson could be manifested later in life when the child becomes a violent adult. Spanking must be administered in an appropriate fashion. It is ridiculous to call parents who discipline through spanking child abusers. Children are in great need of limits and restrictions. If parents set no limits, then the children are out of control. When children know how to behave appropriately and they feel like their parents truly care about how they act and what they do, their self-esteem will increase. Spanking as a means of constructive discipline used by caring parents has nothing to do with violence; it has something to do with love and concern. The reason spanking is such a viable alternative to discipline is because, when administered correctly, spanking puts an immediate stop to misbehavior. Because there is a no debating the issue of concern, the child is immediately disciplined, and the aggressive action is stopped. After being spanked for hitting another person or throwing a tantrum, a child will not behave in that manner again. Spanking also is a good way to reinforce the difference between right and wrong. In the future, the child will remember the punishment and will not misbehave in the same manner again. The child will think of the consequences before he acts badly, and the entire negative situation will be avoided. Most importantly, disciplining by spanking leads to better behaved children who, in return, become more productive adults. They easily distinguish right from wrong. The child understands what the parent except from the very first spanking. Th...