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What are your thoughts about using physical punishment on children?
posted by Mr. Fong | 8:35 AM
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I don't really agree with hitting children. Sometimes though at one point when they know they have crossed the line it shouldn't be used severely but physical punishment can be a solution.
I feel that it is not always right to physically punish kids. There are different ways to teach them that what they are doing is not right. Some of the ways parents use punishment is not always the best. For instance grounding doesn't do a lot for teens. Just because they lose a privilege for a week doesn't mean that they are not going to do the bad behavior again. Each child has a different way of learning. So the parents must know their children before the know how to punish them.
KB Wilcox
For me, it would depend on the age. When the child is so young that they cannot grasp the complete concept of other punishments, physical punishment is really the only thing they'll understand. However, when they get older and can debate, physical punishment really wouldn't be appropriate considering that it's teaching them that it is futile to resist against a greater force.
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I guess it depends on how hard you hit them--if it's just a small spank or a flick on the ear, then go for it, cause then they know they did something wrong, but being severely physically abused as a kid can really affect you in a bad way for a long time, so I don't think that parents should use physical punishment to teach them something.
I don't think you should hit a child out of rage. I think if you are going to use physical punishment you need to be under complete control.
I believe that hitting children will only make things worse. I think it causes distrust for the parent doing the physical punishment. It would be better for the parents to figure out a way to punish their child so that the child will learn something from that. I don't judge parents for hitting their children, though I think it makes their children fear them. I would rather not have fear in my own home when I am a parent. This is not always the case. I agree with Caleb in that if you choose to use physical punishment, it should be used while you are in control.
I think that can be okay only if the kid is being extremely bad! I agree with Michele with the whole how hard you hit them. I don't think that its okay to beat your child but spanking I think is okay. Theres no reason for a parents to full on hit their children.
i belive that it really depends on the kid is and what kind of physical punishment it is. also the kid has to understand why they are being punished. along with that physical punishment should not be used all the time.
I believe physical punishment should only be used at the age when the child is unable to reason through situations. If they are too young to reason through the thing that they have done and know that it is wrong then sometimes it really does need to resort to physical punishment. But once they are able to feel the guilt without it, it should be stopped. (I don't agree with it, only as a last resort really...)
I have learned from my own siblings that you can not use physical punishment. You can not change someone with physical punishment. When you persuade, talk softly, and show love toward the person they are more willing to change then if you force through physical punishment
Physical punishment is wrong. Sometimes, you need to get a point across, but violence towards kids is wrong if you ask me. Take their toy away or something! You don't need to hit them.
Kids are annoying as crap, and I can definitely understand how a parent could get so fed up with their child that they'd have the urge to knock them out. Sometimes I wish I could be the one hitting their annoying child. But I think it shows a great deal of self control when they don't, and I think that's something everyone should learn to do. Abusing kids is not right, it scares them, and screws them up for life. It's just not worth it.
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I know i've never been hit and im a perfect child. i dont believe that hitting children should ever be a solution. Even if it is a punishment there will for the most part almost always have some rage. i think verbally is a better way to get to them.
I'm not big on using physical abuse on kids. It can get out of hand too easily. But a good ol' slap on the bum doesn't do that much damage, and I think it has a longer lasting disciplinary effect than words alone. I do think you need to be careful on when, where, and how you use it though.
Oh heck no! I do not agree with child abuse! I dont even want to spank them. I can and probably scream and shout all I want but no abuse. None. To me it is wrong.
Physical punishment is not the answer. i think that taking away a favorite toy or taking away privileges is a better tactic. using physical punishment on children affect the parents more than the kids. Mr. Fong gave a personal experience in class where he felt wrong for doing so. now wouldn't doing that be counterproductive?
I don't think parents should physically punish their children but maybe it wouldn't be so bad if it was just like a little spank... they need to know they have done something wrong. Just not like abuse them or physically punish them a lot.
It kind of depends on the age of the child. They have to be at an age where they can realize what they've done wrong and abstain from doing it again. However I don't really think physical punishment should be used in all cases. Then it could just turn abusive.
I think that physical punishment outside of a spank on the butt or slap on the wrist should never be used. At a young age it might work to get the idea across if its something light like a spank, but the older they get the more it just becomes abusive. A guilt trip or grounding is much much more effective than any physical punishment would be.
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