Physical punishment is of concern for many researchers. A subject of broad interest is how physical punishments link to the internal and external influences that a child may be exposed to. Either from studies or people’s experience, the use of corporal punishment can cause short and long term effects on a child’s personality, identity and behaviour.
Although many parents attempt to control the intensity of physical punishment, their behaviour, in many instances, increases the likelihood of causing remediless harm to their children. The distinction between discipline and abuse is hardly clear-cut, and there is no assurance that parents can control their discipline properly. Physical injury seems to be an inevitable result in most cases. For example, spanks are widely accepted by many parents as a method of discipline, but, unfortunately, most parents hit harder when children recommit the offence. Injuries are therefore well-documented.
In addition to physical harm, corporal punishment has been considered as the facilitator of many kinds of emotional harms. For example, children who are exposed to intense and frequent physical punishment are more likely than their peers to suffer depression, unhappiness, anxiety and feelings of hopelessness. The accumulative effects of these problems have a profound influence over most survivors of physical punishment. They lose courage to venture and have no desire for being creative individuals, as they only try things their parents permit them to do.
There are also some other negative outcomes, such as behavioural problems. Corporal punishment is perhaps not the sole factor responsible for delinquent behaviour among children, but there is no denying that it increases children’s tendency to act out and attack their siblings, peers or even parents. It is particularly true when children receive physical punishment, intensely. Even worse, victims of physical punishment might use violence as one of the main parenting methods when they become parents. It is a vicious cycle.
In conclusion, physical punishment can affect a child’s life forever. It is imperative that every parent controls the extent to which they physically punish their children in order to avoid any negative behaviour problems.
Physical
punishment
is of concern for
many
researchers. A subject of broad interest is how
physical
punishments
link to the internal and external influences that a child may
be exposed
to. Either from studies or
people
’s experience, the
use
of corporal
punishment
can cause short and long term effects on a child’s personality, identity and
behaviour
.
Although
many
parents
attempt to control the intensity of
physical
punishment
, their
behaviour
, in
many
instances, increases the likelihood of causing
remediless
harm to their
children
. The distinction between discipline and abuse is hardly
clear
-
cut
, and there is no assurance that
parents
can control their discipline
properly
.
Physical
injury seems to be an inevitable result
in most cases
.
For example
, spanks are
widely
accepted
by
many
parents
as a method of discipline,
but
, unfortunately, most
parents
hit harder when
children
recommit the
offence
. Injuries are
therefore
well-documented.
In addition
to
physical
harm, corporal
punishment
has
been considered
as the facilitator of
many
kinds of emotional harms.
For example
,
children
who
are exposed
to intense and frequent
physical
punishment
are more likely than their peers to suffer depression, unhappiness, anxiety and feelings of hopelessness. The accumulative effects of these problems have a profound influence over most survivors of
physical
punishment
. They lose courage to venture and have no desire for being creative individuals, as they
only
try things their
parents
permit them to do.
There are
also
some
other
negative
outcomes, such as
behavioural
problems. Corporal
punishment
is perhaps not the sole factor responsible for delinquent
behaviour
among
children
,
but
there is no denying that it increases
children’s
tendency to act out and attack their siblings, peers or even
parents
. It is
particularly
true when
children
receive
physical
punishment
,
intensely
. Even worse, victims of
physical
punishment
might
use
violence as one of the main parenting methods when they become
parents
. It is a vicious cycle.
In conclusion
,
physical
punishment
can affect a child’s life forever. It is imperative that every
parent
controls the extent to which they
physically
punish their
children
in order to avoid any
negative
behaviour
problems.