Spanking Toddlers May Cause More Aggressive Children
April 16th, 2010
Though spanking has come under fire by many parenting groups and even government organizations, a large number of parents practice corporal punishment, though their tendency to do so may be halted by the results of a recent study performed at the Tulane University School of Public Health. The study examined the spanking behaviors of over two thousand mothers with three year old children, and also gathered information about the children’s aggressiveness. Researchers found that at age five, those children who were spanked more frequently displayed more aggressive behavior, accounting for potential contributing factors.
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We have a kid in the neighborhood whose parents spank him and I swear he is the worst kid on the block.
Children easily replicate the behavior that they see in their parents and it is no surprise that kids who were spanked by their parents tend to become more aggressive.
As a parent, I have always believed that spanking a child is never going to achieve the desired results and is only going to make the kid more rebellious and more opposed to what the parents say. And I have put this belief of mine into practice and never spank my little son even when he does some mischief. I try and explain things to him rather.
It is a well-known fact that children do exactly the opposite of what we ask them to and to know that spanking them (as some parents believe this will fix the problem and mend their kids) only makes them more aggressive, i think it is time aprents make use of newer and innovative methods to mentor their children.
This to me is a no brainer. You try to teach a kid not to hit or be aggressive by disciplining them with. . . hitting? That has never made sense to me, not as a kid nor as a parent. Why others still seem to think that this is the best form of discipline out there is beyond me. Spanking kids teaches them that hitting others is ok and it most certainly is not, and there are not very many situations out there where it is ok.
As a teacher at a school for little children, I have never and will never advocate the ‘spanking’ approach followed by some of the parents. What a parent does to his child by spanking him is that he shows the child, very early in his life, that physical force can be used to gain superiority. And I think everybody reading this is wise enough to know whether to give such an idea to your little one is right or not!
I do not think any parent,except a few, would actually feel like spanking their little kids, even if it is not too harsh…it can really upset a parent to see their child getting hurt,so why would they do it themselves?
It never did me any harm, so what is the big deal about this.
My Dad did it to me and I miss him like crazy, I am not young either in fact I’m well over the 3 score years and 10
There is something so primal about spanking, something that will often send good parents and children both over the edge. If there is this kind of risk and so many studies suggesting that spanking is not a good then then why would someone ersist in the support of this type of discipline? There are so many more effective methods for disciplining your child that does not include hurting or demeaning tham in the way that spanking does. I cannot stand to watch a child being spanked- more often than not they are having to endure this while at the same time wondering why someone who they love so much is doing this to them. Spanking should definitely be outlawed.
my stepfather sexually molested me as a child. I turned out just fine. Should I attribute that to the sexual abuse? Don’t make a propter hoc fallacy (after this, therefore because of this). People can overcome all sorts of things from childhood. It doesn’t mean those experiences were healthy.
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