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When it comes to raising our children, a parent’s responsibility plays one of the most important parts in the development of those children. Most people would agree that parents need to set rules and require their children to follow those rules but when they don’t, then there is some disagreement on how to discipline a child. Here we will take a look at the debate over whether smacking a child is okay or not.
The Argument For Smacking A Child As A Form Of Discipline
According to the psychologist and Minister Dr Jared Pingleton, smacking a child can be an appropriate type of discipline to teach children the difference between doing something right and doing something wrong. He goes on to say that children, like all people, have a level of selfishness and unkindness that can be harmful to others. Using physical punishment such as smacking or spanking can be an effective discipline used by parents to give their children direction and to help set boundaries for them.
There is little question that children do need rules and they need their parents to enforce those rules. The big argument is how the parents go about accomplishing that. For those who agree that physical punishment is appropriate, feel that the main thing is that the parents never do it out of anger or frustration. Those who argue that this is an appropriate type of discipline would say that it is important to never use physical punishment until you are completely calm and can do it with restraint.
Many of those who are in a position of advising parents on appropriate forms of discipline say that as for physical punishment, it needs to be done so that the child fully understands that it’s going to happen and then understand why it happened afterwards. This means taking the child into a private room and explain to them what’s about to happen and why. Then the parent is advised to speak with the child afterwards to help them understand what happened and what they can do to prevent it from happening in the future.
The Argument Against Smacking A Child As A Form Of Discipline
According to an Australian website on raising children, smacking is never a good idea. The writers of this site feel that although it may get some immediate results in curbing the child’s behaviour it ultimately teaches them bad lessons. The concern is that the child will learn that hitting others for a result is an acceptable behaviour. It often leads to children becoming more physically aggressive towards other children.
The second issue that is of great concern is the fact that adults are so much bigger and stronger than their children and an adult parent can easily hurt their child when smacking them if not very careful. According to some studies, children are much more likely to be injured by their parents if those parents use physical punishment to teach their children correct behaviour. The biggest concern is the fact that there are some studies done within the science of psychology that seem to indicate that this type of punishment leads to developmental issues in the child.
The laws around using this type of discipline are changing in the UK. Currently, it is illegal to smack children but at the same time there are laws in place that allow for what is called ‘reasonable punishment’. This ultimately negates the law that prohibits parents from smacking their children so long as it doesn’t lead to serious injury or marks. The aforementioned laws only apply to parents and legal guardians and do not extend to others that care for the child. As reported by Wales Online the Welsh Minister for children has said that the physical punishment of children should not be acceptable any longer if we are to live in a progressive society.
What are your thoughts on the issue?
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