Corporal_Punishment

Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is defined as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (Walsh, 2002). Society views physical punishment in different ways. Some see it as a necessity to reinforce a child’s behavior. Others see this type of punishment as an ineffective and violent way to discipline the child. Spanking is a type of corporal punishment, and it is also what I centered my research on. It refers to striking a child with an open hand on the buttocks or extremities with the intention of modifying behavior without causing physical injury (Saadeh, 2002). This has caused controversy in today’s society because many people believe it is wrong while others see it as a means to discipline their child. Some people have gone to the extreme and have tried to get spanking banned in the United States. Between 70% and 90% of parents spank their children at least occasionally (Saadeh, 2002). This percentage shows that most parents must think they are doing something positive for the child. Most arguments spanking, child, 2002, punishment, people, discipline, children, parents, believe, spank, behavior, rizzo, form, corporal, child’s, walsh, violence, type, saadeh, positive, physical, pain, because, wrong, time, straus, strategies, society, results, physically, out, others, must, later, evidence