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Some people today believe that it is acceptable to use physical force to discipline children, but others feel it is completely unacceptable.

Punishing children with physical force, or corporal punishment as it is also called, is something that was accepted not so long ago and people over the age of forty may well remember it. Nowadays, however, corporal punishment is against the law in most countries and adults who practise it can be taken to court. Children are always a vulnerable group and they depend on adults for protection and education. Of course, part of the growing up process is testing and breaking boundaries and it is nearly always necessary to instill discipline on a child. Whether or not it is necessary to use physical force to do so can be a very emotive subject. Supporters of corporal punishment often defend their standpoint by explaining that the corporal punishment is not, or should not be, excessive. They do not argue that a child should be beaten severely until he or she is bruised or cut. They argue that just the infliction of mild pain causes effective discipline and also the fear that it might be applied. People who grew up experiencing it might offer this point of view. Those who oppose using physical force on a child would say that the vulnerability and innocence of a child means that force should never be used. Children need to trust adults and believe that no harm will come to them. Additionally, children learn from adults and it is argued that corporal punishment will only teach children that force is an answer to various problems. It is also claimed that corporal punishment has no added benefits over other forms of discipline that do not require physical force. Using it can cause psychological harm to children and should be classed as child abuse. Personally, I do not believe that limited use of forms of corporal punishment can cause harm, and a parent who administers a mild form of it to his or her child should not be subject to criminal proceedings. Nevertheless, I would not use it myself. I can also recognise the possibilities of adults who are not a child’s parents misusing corporal punishment. Therefore, I believe that on balance physical force to discipline children should not be permitted.
Punishing
children
with
physical
force
, or corporal
punishment
as it is
also
called, is something that was
accepted
not
so
long ago and
people
over the age of forty may well remember it. Nowadays,
however
, corporal
punishment
is against the law in most countries and
adults
who
practise
it can
be taken
to court.
Children
are always a vulnerable
group and
they depend on
adults
for protection and education.
Of course
, part of the growing up process is testing and breaking
boundaries and
it is
nearly
always necessary to instill
discipline
on a
child
.
Whether or not
it is necessary to
use
physical
force
to do
so
can be a
very
emotive subject.

Supporters of corporal
punishment
often
defend their standpoint by explaining that the corporal
punishment
is not, or should not be, excessive. They do not argue that a
child
should
be beaten
severely
until he or she
is bruised
or
cut
. They argue that
just
the infliction of mild pain causes effective
discipline
and
also
the fear that it might
be applied
.
People
who
grew up experiencing it might offer this point of view.

Those
who
oppose using
physical
force
on a
child
would say that the vulnerability and innocence of a
child
means that
force
should never be
used
.
Children
need to trust
adults
and believe that no harm will
come
to them.
Additionally
,
children
learn from
adults and
it
is argued
that corporal
punishment
will
only
teach
children
that
force
is an answer to various problems. It is
also
claimed that corporal
punishment
has no
added
benefits over other forms of
discipline
that do not require
physical
force
. Using it can cause psychological harm to
children
and should
be classed
as
child
abuse.

Personally
, I do not believe that limited
use
of forms of corporal
punishment
can cause harm, and a parent
who
administers a mild form of it to
his or her
child
should not be subject to criminal proceedings.
Nevertheless
, I would not
use
it myself. I can
also
recognise
the possibilities of
adults
who
are not a
child’s
parents misusing corporal
punishment
.
Therefore
, I believe that on balance
physical
force
to
discipline
children
should not
be permitted
.
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IELTS essay Some people today believe that it is acceptable to use physical force to discipline children, but others feel it is completely unacceptable.

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