Alviso 1
Tori Alviso
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English 5-6 Mrs. Shields
Does Spanking Children Harm Them in Any Way?
Do children who are spanked or physically punished see spanking as an act of violence? Spanking children are detrimental in the way that it frightens a child. Spanking children can make a child emotionally damaged therefore yes, spanking a child is detrimental. One may refute this topic by refuting it is emotionally damaging to a child’s feelings and self-esteem. Spanking children may disarm trust in the relationship with the person spanking the child. “In 2012, a national survey showed more than half of women and three-quarters of men in the United States believe a child sometimes needs a good hard spanking. (Sarah Kovac)”
Part of the problem with spanking children is that a child may flinch every time a hand is lifted. The difference between spanking children for discipline and spanking a child as physical abuse. “Many studies have shown…show more content… When a child is being spanked for no given reason, or because a parent is angry, the child becomes frightened and it is a form of physical abuse. “This form of discipline pretends to be educational, but is actually a way for parents to vent their own anger.(Molly Castelloe)” One may argue spanking a child is either better or worse because of the differences of discipline and physical abuse.
When a child is spanked for no apparent reason may subjugate entrust with the person doing the spanking. As a child grows up there will be a memory of that individual spanking the child. Most children are not spanked, not even for punishment. When a child is spanked they need to understand why they are being spanked. Spanking a child for discipline is okay, but one may refute that spanking a child in general is harmful to a child’s mentality. “There are any number of reasons that a parent might advocate or abhor spanking, but most influential is her own childhood experience.(Kitty
