Corporal punishment
I think that corporal punishment is not an effective way to punish children. According to psychologists physical punishment that entails hitting, spanking, and inflicting pain to a child can result in increased aggression, antisocial traits, mental health issues and bodily injury. I believe that there are better ways to discipline a child rather than hurting them. For instance, a parent can either prohibit a child from accessing his favourite toys or watching television for a certain period as a way of disciplining him. Whether in school or at home, corporal punishment should not be practiced. In schools where Corporal punishment is practiced, most students grow up scared to the extent of some dropping out of school. Severe physical punishments do not enhance learners’ in-school conduct or academic performance. Studies found out that in countries where corporal punishment is often used, learning institutions have done worse educationally than the states that forbid corporal punishment. Although some people may argue that corporal punishment is okay to a child who deserves it, most of the children who grow up around adults who are used to hitting them may mature thinking that hitting a person is normal or okay. Children should be treated in a way that they feel safe around adults. When an adult administers corporal punishment to a child every time he makes a mistake, then the child will always feel opening up to the adult when he needs someone to talk to. Children who are spanked continuously or hit by their parents or teachers may sometimes be traumatized by these acts, and when the corporal punishment is administered regularly, some youngsters may lose their self-confidence thinking that they are not doing anything right. Although there are children who grow to be discipline and liable and discipline because of corporal punishment, there are those that corporal punishment does not affect them.
Works Cited
“Corporal Punishment in Schools and Its Effect on Academic Success” Joint HRW/ACLU Statement.” Human Rights Watch, 5 Oct. 2017, www.hrw.org/news/2010/04/15/corporal-punishment-schools-and-its-effect-academic-success-joint-hrw/aclu-statement.