Is physical discipline bad for children?

Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children.

Is physical punishment effective?

There is general consensus that corporal punishment is effective in getting children to comply immediately while at the same time there is caution from child abuse researchers that corporal punishment by its nature can escalate into physical maltreatment,” Gershoff writes.

Why is physical discipline important?

Key points. Numerous studies have found that physical punishment increases the risk of broad and enduring negative developmental outcomes. No study has found that physical punishment enhances developmental health. Most child physical abuse occurs in the context of punishment.

What are the four drawbacks of physical punishment?

PROBLEMS AND

• PUNISHMENT OFTEN FAILS TO STOP, AND CAN EVEN INCREASE THE OCCURRENCE OF,
• PUNISHMENT AROUSES STRONG EMOTIONAL RESPONSES THAT MAY GENERALIZE.
• USING PUNISHMENT MODELS AGGRESSION.
• INTERNAL CONTROL OF BEHAVIOR IS NOT LEARNED.
• PUNISHMENT CAN EASILY BECOME ABUSE.
• PAIN IS STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH AGGRESSION.

Should parents use corporal punishment to discipline their children?

Baumrind et al. suggest that those parents whose emotional make-up may cause them to cross the line between appropriate corporal punishment and physical abuse should be counseled not to use corporal punishment as a technique to discipline their children. But, that other parents could use mild to moderate corporal punishment effectively.

When is it OK to spank a child?

“If there is any age when you should not attack a child,” advises Straus, “it is when they are an infant or toddler because that is when the brain is in its period of most rapid development and most easily set on the wrong track.” Spanking occurs in most of the historical record. It predates the Bible.

Should you spank your toddler after a tantrum?

Even Straus acknowledges that as some point parents face the decision again, less rationally, when negotiating peer disapproval and fury a toddler tantrum. “The advice that professionals give,” says Straus. “Is to avoid spanking if you can.

Does corporal punishment lead to delinquency?

But, Gershoff also cautions that her findings do not imply that all children who experience corporal punishment turn out to be aggressive or delinquent. A variety of situational factors, such as the parent/child relationship, can moderate the effects of corporal punishment.

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