It is said that using corporal punishment, such as spanking, can cause negative outcomes in the future of children such as, psychological problems, substance abuse, delinquency, and antisocial behavior according to Child Trends’ research. The influence of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission caused the federal Liberals to agree to have a section of the law removed. That section of the law was the allowance for parents to spank their children without any fear of prosecution. The thousands of tales about the physical abuse in Indian residential schools influenced The Truth and Reconciliation Commission to make the problem go public. The defense against the spanking law should be allowed because we shouldn’t have to teach children right from wrong with violence.…show more content… Some of the reasons they claim to spank their children is, out of love for them, the parents need to be respected, giving the child self-control, give them restraint or set standards, and it is the best possible way to get them to listen or show that what they did was wrong, all according to Madamenoire. The argument for spanking children is that they are doing it out of love and they find that it’s the best method for teaching your children right from wrong. The people against spanking are proving that children who are being spanked by their parents are more likely to develop psychological
