Joyce Dolford
Psy101Introduction to Psychology (DFB 1303A)
Instructor: Lavell Hewitt
02/13/2013
I. Introduction
II. Is corporal punishment needed to discipline children?
III. Body paragraph #1 – Topic Sentence # 1
Today many Americans Children’s receive an ineffective, unproven therapy whose practitioners insist it improves school performance, enhances discipline, and leads to more ethical behavior.
A. Supporting Evidence
What is corporal punishment? Corporal punishment is a discipline method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to child unacceptable behavior and / or inappropriate language (Approved by Council June 1988).
B. Explanation
Some advocates think corporal punishment should be declared illegal, as it has been in 12 countries. According to British Medical Journal, 9 1979 Swedish ban on spanking coincided with a dramatic decline in acceptance of spanking among parents, from 53% to 11%. From 1979 to 1996, the country recorded only a single death from parent-child abuse. Still it unlikely spanking soon will become illegal on this side of the Atlantic.
C. So what?
The respected family research laboratory at the University of New Hampshire report that about one-third of parents have hit an infant and that most parents occasionally hit their 12 years-old.
III. Body paragraph # 2-Topic Sentence # 2
The Essay on Child Abuse – Corporal Punishment
... their child with basic necessities, and would grow tension in the atmosphere.In conclusion, motivating parents to change from corporal punishment to alternative methods of discipline ... is mentioned I lean towards Corporal Punishments. Corporal punishment takes many form, including spanking, shaking, choking. Parents/Guardians believe that punishing there child severely is the only ...
I. Supporting Evidence
According to the pediatrics academy, consistent applied time-outs rather than spanking improve compliance with parental expectations by up to 80%. Another 1966 pediatrics article found parents are open to other forms of punishment.
II. Explanation
For those who contend that students straighten up after a few smacks.
III. So what
It wrong for a teacher to hit a student unless you have gotten permission from the parent to do so if not you can be sued for putting your hands on a parent child.
IV. Conclusion
A. Thesis Statement
Physically punishment and hurting kids put fear into them that mistakes will bring them pain and shame. It causes them to seek revenge. It makes them lose trust and respect for the teachers who physically punishes them. Short of skillfully restraining a child who has physically become a danger to himself and others teacher should not be permitted to inflict physical punishment upon kids in the name of discipline.
Annotated
Bibliography # 1
DR, D. S. (2004, Sep14) Through widely used, corporal punishment is an unproven treatment for; misbehavior. Boston Globe Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/404916426?accountid=32521
The article deals with discipline children who misbehaved he stated that over one-third of parents have hit an infant and that most parents occasionally hit their 12- years old and about one- quarter of spanking kids aged 5 to 12 years involve a belt or paddle.
Dawney, M. (2010) Sparing the Children The Atlanta Journal- Constitution. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/521376520?accountid?=32521
This article deals with discipline and spanking your children. It was stated that for those who content that students straighten up after a few smacks there no evidence that children raised on corporal punishment are better behaved as a result. It was also stated that it’s wrong. It’s an invitation to lawsuits and it teaches kids all the wrong things including force to make their point.
Reference
Lefrancois, GR. (2010).
Psychology: The Human Puzzle
San Diego California Bridgepoint Education Inc.
https://content.ashford.edu
