Do you believe that physically disciplining a child is acceptable and an efficient way to teach them between right and wrong?
I would think fear can be a very effective and persuasive tool, but I don't think it should be applied to a parent and child dynamic. I just don't like the idea of hitting kids.
i got physically disciplined as a kid back then. i would probably agree if you hit them by not using full strength you know, to show them that you really discourage their behavior.
i don't think myself or most people are fundamentally f*cked up as a result of being spanked as children, but it's pretty much proven to be a pretty ineffective way of teaching children to discern right from wrong in the long run. it just leads them to fear their parents/authority figures rather than making intelligent and informed decisions based on realistic consequences
Yeah but even without those 27 studies, there are literallly hundreds of others that say Corporal Punishment is ineffective. Basically every single unbiased study ever conducted has concluded that CP is not necessary nor practical.
tbh Before writing my report I was 100% for CP, but SciENcE! is never wrong, so i've reversed my views, what a useless report.
there's obviously a line between spanking ur child and disciplining them in an abusive way. regardless of that, the science on the subject almost always says that physical discipline is both less effective and more psychologically harmful in the long run.
regardless of the severity, using corporal punishment will almost always result in more negative outcomes (long & short-term) for the child when compared to verbally communicative & non-fear/pain-centered methods of punishment for bad behavior
