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    This paper discusses the effects of physical punishment on children and argues it should not be legalized. It notes that while physical punishment may initially stop undesirable behavior, it can lead to increased aggression in children over time by normalizing violence. Physical punishment is also linked to poorer cognitive development in children, lower IQ, and increased risks of mental health issues like depression. The paper concludes that while discipline is important, physical punishment should be prohibited and the government should provide clearer guidelines on acceptable forms of non-physical punishment.

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    This paper discusses the effects of physical punishment on children and argues it should not be legalized. It notes that while physical punishment may initially stop undesirable behavior, it can lead to increased aggression in children over time by normalizing violence. Physical punishment is also linked to poorer cognitive development in children, lower IQ, and increased risks of mental health issues like depression. The paper concludes that while discipline is important, physical punishment should be prohibited and the government should provide clearer guidelines on acceptable forms of non-physical punishment.

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    This paper discusses the effects of physical punishment on children and argues it should not be legalized. It notes that while physical punishment may initially stop undesirable behavior, it can lead to increased aggression in children over time by normalizing violence. Physical punishment is also linked to poorer cognitive development in children, lower IQ, and increased risks of mental health issues like depression. The paper concludes that while discipline is important, physical punishment should be prohibited and the government should provide clearer guidelines on acceptable forms of non-physical punishment.

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    Running Head: PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN 1

    Physical punishment of children

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    PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN. 2

    Introduction

    Physical punishment is the act of inflicting deliberate pain and discomfort to a child as a

    reaction to undesired behavior by the child. It was acceptable all over the world since it was

    considered as an appropriate means of producing behavioral obedience. Over 70% of Americans

    agreed in 2012 that sometimes it is required to discipline a child through spanking. Historically,

    it has been the right and duty of parents to physically punish misbehaving children as a way of

    teaching appropriate conduct. Physical punishment is effective in altering a child's behavior in

    the short term, but the long-term implications on the life of a child might be very adverse. This

    paper will talk about the effects of physical punishment on a child and why it should not be made

    legal.

    Discussion.

    Physical punishment creates aggressive behaviors in children even if it initially appears to

    stop the aggressive behavior, (MacKenzie et al. 2015). Children do not understand the difference

    between unacceptable physical punishment like hitting that they are being punished for and the

    physical hostility they obtain as punishment. Physical punishment can, therefore, lead to violence

    which is exhibited through bullying in schools, (Wang, & Kenny, 2014). Aggressive behavior is

    also legitimized in interpersonal relationships since children tend to internalize the social

    relations that they experience. If a parent tries to change the conduct of their child by inflicting

    pain, then that child is likely to do the same to others as a way of influencing their behaviors.

    Physical punishment disturbs children cognitive development. Children who are

    physically punished find it challenging to keep up with the cognitive development of their

    respective age, (Hecker et al. 2014). Psychology notes that physical punishment ha the
    PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN. 3

    probability of lowering the IQ of a child. Science reveals that spanking can reduce the grey

    matter of a child’s brain which influences learning abilities. Therefore, a child may not be able to

    learn as expected in their age group.

    Children that experience physical punishment have a high chance of becoming

    emotionally impaired. Verbal and physical abuse makes children to be psychologically disturbed.

    Physical punishment leads to low self-esteem, attention disorders, brain damage and substance

    abuse, (Gershoff, & Grogan-Kaylor, 2016). It can also make a child to have anxiety, poor social

    skills, and depression in adulthood. The adulthood with such results would be very difficult and

    lonely.

    Although physical punishment has adverse effects on the life of a child, disciplining a

    child is an essential part of parenthood. Socially acceptable means of punishment ought to be

    allowed to ensure proper conduct in children. Adrian Peterson who whipped his four-year-old

    using a switch which left cuts on the legs of his son went overboard in punishment. The

    government should come up with clear directives of what would be allowed as punishment to a

    child, (Mnookin, & Weisberg, 2014). Laws are clear in some states than others, but the universal

    consensus is that physical punishment becomes abuse when it leaves bodily harm to a child.

    In conclusion, physical punishment should not be legalized in the country although; the

    government should come up with means to clarify what punishment should entail. Clarity on the

    frequency of punishment and severity should be made clear to the public. Parents can use other

    means of disciplining their children which bring about long-term results. By enacting legal

    penalties in physical punishment, the future of children would be protected, and proper child

    development would be achieved.


    PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN. 4

    References

    Gershoff, E. T., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2016). Spanking and child outcomes: Old

    controversies and new meta-analyses. Journal of Family Psychology, 30(4), 453.

    Hecker, T., Hermenau, K., Isele, D., & Elbert, T. (2014). Corporal punishment and

    children's externalizing problems: A cross-sectional study of Tanzanian primary school aged

    children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(5), 884-892.

    MacKenzie, M. J., Nicklas, E., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Waldfogel, J. (2015). Spanking and

    children’s externalizing behavior across the first decade of life: Evidence for transactional

    processes. Journal of youth and adolescence, 44(3), 658-669.

    Mnookin, R. H., & Weisberg, D. K. (2014). Child Family and State: Problems and

    Materials on Children and the Law. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.

    Wang, M. T., & Kenny, S. (2014). Parental physical punishment and adolescent

    adjustment: bidirectionality and the moderation effects of child ethnicity and parental warmth.

    Journal of abnormal child psychology, 42(5), 717-730.

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