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Opinion before reading
Spanking means smacking a child with an open hand on his bottom without using any
instrument. It does not mean hitting a child on any other part of the body and that is why it is
not abusive. It is effective and not abusive on the child because it never leaves any lasting
marks on the body although it is painful. In my opinion before reading the articles, spanking
is not bad for the children and the parent or a guardian should make sure that it is painful as
long as it does not harm the child by leaving marks or by creating wounds. For a punishment
to be effective it must be painful and that is why spanking should be painful. Being painful is
not a good reason why it should be abolished. Misbehaviour in a child should not go
unpunished and at times unpleasant things must be done by the parent for the sake of the
child.
How i feel about the topic now
After reading an article that is against spanking, my opinion has changed and the way
i feel about the topic is different. As illustrated by Alice, (2010), young children are supposed
to be disciplined and necessarily not to be spanked because of the effects that come along
with it. Researchers have found that children who are spanked by their guardian, parent,
teachers or any other person are different from the children who are not spanked. The
children who are spanked at the age of three years are more likely to be aggressive at the age
of five than the children who are not spanked. The children who are spanked develop fear
instead of understanding and in future they are faced with the problem of solving issues. They
get the idea that the best way to solve their problems is by getting aggressive as they see their
parents do while spanking them. I feel that spanking of children should be banned.
The article that was the most persuasive and why
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The most persuasive article was the article that argues against spanking children. This
is because the article has details about the results of spanking a child in the long term and the
consequences that go hand in hand with spanking. Being one of the forms of punishment for
a child, it has been seen by researchers to be less effective and there are other ways that can
be used to punish a child without the pain of spanking. The children outgrow the spanking
punishment and disciplining them becomes hard for the parents.
The attitude that parents have when they are spanking their children matters a lot to
the child, both currently and also in the future of the child. Most parents spank children
unjustly or when they are angry and a great impression is left with the child. Children are
supposed to be taught how to control their anger at all times and this may not be visible in
their parents if they spank the children out of anger. The guidelines as to how spanking is
supposed to be done gives a warning that a child is not supposed to be spanked out of anger.
The article that cited about the best research and what made it more believable
The article that has sited the best research is the article that argues for spanking. This
is because of the reasons that are explained in the article after research has been done by
pediatric radiologist and other researchers. Political leaders have also given their opinion
about spanking as a punishment and they have recommended that children should be
punished when necessary by provoking physical pains which makes the child not to repeat
the bad act again.
According to Lawrence, (2008), spanking is necessary for children and this was based
on a research that was done for fifteen years by Diana Baumrind, who was a respected
psychologist from the University of California. The research showed that the families who
occasionally spanked their children when they were young had children with good discipline
in the long term than the families that did not spank their children entirely. The article that
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argues for spanking puts emphasis on limited spanking rather than when there is no spanking
for the children and the demontration is based on several studies and researches that has been
done. The article is more believable because it has given the issued guidelines that are
supposed to be followed in children discipline.
Opinions on the feelings about the proposed spanking ban in California
The spanking ban that has been proposed in California will help in protecting the
child from abuse. Even if spanking does not abuse the children, it is not recommended that it
should be the first resort to be used while raising the children. Most people avoid as much as
they can to hit their friend, wife and pets and so they should also not hit their children but
they are supposed to use other ways to discipline the children. The law will make it easier for
the prosecutors to be able to punish the parents who are abusive to children if the proposed
ban becomes law in California. My opinion based on what I have read is that the proposed
ban should be put into law.
References
Alice, P., (2010),The Long-Term Effects of Spanking. Periodical article, Vol. 175 Issue 17,
p51-51, 1p,