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Corporal Punishment and Parenting
Parenting refers to the rearing of a child all the way from the time of birth to adulthood. It implies promoting and provision of support in regards to physical, social, emotional and also the intellectual aspect of the child as he or she transgresses through the processes of development. During this period, a number of interactions between the child and the parents always deems important. Both physical and emotional interface is necessary(Lomanowska, Boivin, Hertzman, & Fleming, 2017). The two and many others in the environment interlock in seeing the child through the developmental stages. The parents thus provide grounds in which the child develops, especially in terms of behavior patterns. Molding the behavior to correct the channel for the child is central in parenting.
‘Talk is cheap’, a phrase which majority is familiarized as action is louder than words, but is this the case when it comes to parenting, especially corporal punishment(the act of punishing an individual through physical pain). Corporal punishment doesn’t have a standard which control the severity or duration of the punishment. While corporal punishment may seems like it works, there are long-term side effects we could consider beforehand. With childhood experience in corporal punishment, it can develop acceptance to pursue this parenting strategy as acceptable disciplinary action on their offspring, which the long-term effects cause depression symptoms to develop in young adults and a behavior problems in early childhood.
Corporal punishment is defined as the deliberate use of force on a child with the purpose not to harm the child but rather to inflict pain with the intention of molding his or her behavior pattern as required by the parent(Kitano, Yoshimasu, Yamamoto, & Nakamura, 2018). The intention of this force thus is not to cause injury to the child. It entails spanking, slapping, pinching of the subject. However, contrary to the intention, corporal punishment regardless of where it is applied, may lead to adverse negative effects on the child. Hence, therefore should be avoided.
Corporal is a form of violence against children. In most cases, the pain is inflicted on the child who is defenseless. He or she cannot be able to resist pain as they view themselves inferior to the person forcing the pain. Sometimes, the pain might end up overwhelming the child resulting in injury. This might further form a ground for secondary and tertiary complications. The child, viewing this as oppression of its kind may develop some behaviors contrary to the expectations(Laible, Davis, Karahuta, & Van Norden, 2019), such as violence on others, feeling of withdrawal and sometimes may lead to suicidal acts. Children are human and hence should be protected from abuse of any kind which includes torture in the form of correction. Besides, being minor, they feel vulnerable to the torture of that kind.
Corporal punishment on children is strongly associated with aggressive behavior during the teenage period of adulthood times. From the research findings, youths who underwent the torture due to corporal punishment are very harsh to their fellows(Safara, 2016). They experience violence against other people like hitting or beating their fellow siblings, dating problems and even marital conflict at times of marriage. An adult also tends to feel that corporal punishment is the better way to raise children, hence the cocoon of beating and torturing children continues over and over the generations. Beside, marital conflicts are very common with such adults. They tend to abuse their spouse(Safara, 2016).
Inflicting pain on children as they grow in the form of correcting them makes children develop negative emotional characteristics(Kitano et al., 2018). At late stages of development such as during the youth stage and adults, such a person may develop psychological complications which include anxiety and depression. Such individuals feel unhappy and remorseful in most cases. Making and sustain friends becomes a challenging task(Safara, 2016). Therefore, they sort to stay isolated from other people. In schools and institutions, instances of gross unruliness cases arise from such persons. Research indicates that antisocial behaviors of peoples originate as a result of childhood experiences(Laible et al., 2019). Children exposed to corporal punishment at the early stages of life such as before and during teens are likely to become thugs and people of gross misconduct in society. In many scenarios, alcoholism develops as a result of curbing the stress and uncertainties developed due to intimidations and frustration during the early stages of life.
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From experimental research and finding, it is clear that the uses of corporal punishment to streamline the behavior of a child is rather humiliating then helping. Since children of today are society tomorrow, it therefore very crucial to develop other mechanisms of directing the behaviors of the children apart from corporal punishment(Lomanowska et al., 2017). This may include talking to them on the dangers of misbehaviors and more so making them understand themselves and the right path they should follow. To the adult, creating awareness on the dangers of corporal punishment is very important to cut short the cycle of corporal punishment over the generation
Reference
Laible, D., Davis, A., Karahuta, E., & Van Norden, C. (2019). Does corporal punishment erode the quality of the mother–child interaction in early childhood? Social Development.
Lomanowska, A., Boivin, M., Hertzman, C., & Fleming, A. S. (2017). Parenting begets parenting: A neurobiological perspective on early adversity and the transmission of parenting styles across generations. Neuroscience, 342, 120-139.
Safara, M. (2016). A Survey of the Growth in Morality in Adolescences with the Management of Parents. Academic Journal of Psychological Studies, 5(2), 167-175.
