Corporal Punishment

Canadian researchers advocate spanking bans on medical grounds. What could replace spanking?

Is inflicting injury justified when it is in response to a crime or is all physical maltreatment of another grouped together under the definition of abuse?

The Hunstville, Ala., City School Board unanimously approved the elimination of the corporal punishment policy during their meeting on Aug. 18.

Can beating your kids turn them into abusers?

More and more states are outlawing corporal punishment in schools. However, Kentucky still allows this practice. Will the Kentucky state legislature decide to stop educators from using corporal punishment?

Many teachers in schools which utilize paddling are under the impression that there isn't any other way to effectively discipline a child in school. Here are other discipline techniques as provided by teachers who use them in their classroom.

Studies have shown that 90% of parents use corporal punishment on their children. Research supports the belief that corporal punishment has negative behavioral effects on these children, ranging from mild anti-social behavior to aggression to suicide.

Corporal punishment has remained an extremely controversial topic for many years. To spank or not to spank? This is the moral conflict that many parents and even school administrators are faced with.

The lack of corporal punishment in the school system has caused an overwhelming concern for those parents who are witnessing their students become more involved with the wrong side of the tracks.

This research analysis allows for a better understanding of the dynamics related to parental use of corporal punishment and the effects it may have on children and their relationships with others

A suprising number of states and school districts are still practicing corporal punishment, paddling their students to correct behavior issues.

90% of African American parents use corporal punishment. Is it effective, or does it do more harm than good?

Corporal punishment is a good thing if used properly.

This articles examines some of the poor outcomes that children may experience when corporal punishment is used.

This paper discusses both perspectives of spanking so parents will be able to make an informative decision about implementing spanking as a form of discipline.

This article describes various health organizations' views on spanking and goes over whether spanking is effective.

After my last article about the man in Georgia who slapped a two-year-old in a Walmart got such vehement responses you'd think I had "666" tattooed on my scalp, I decided to address the issue of corporal punishment of children

Corporal punishment is a necessary part of a child's development.

Corporal punishment for college kids has been recommended. What next, corporal punishment at the workplace? No, wait; I skipped a level: grad school!

Another example of corporal punishment out of control. This young teacher ordered other kids to hit a student for being tardy. Corporal punishment replaces brains. Corporal punishment is no different than a man beating his wife. This teacher is a 22-year-old punk.

This is a report on Corporal Punishment in Schools and I wrote it for a college class.

To those in favor of corporal punishment in schools, what if your teen daughter comes home one day and says that Mr. Milton slapped her -- in the breast? Or spanked her on her derriere with an open hand, then added a little squeeze at the end?

I see so many solutions comming out for the adult criminal but what about stopping the criminal when he or she is just a bad kid?

Are time-outs and groundings really working or is it time to bring back spanking?

Should spanking be considered abuse?

A fable reads that the state of Mississippi was originally named Mispi. The process by how the name eventually evolved into its current alias was through school children being forced to say the name while being paddled.

Some parents say they hit their kids out of love. Do teachers strike out of love, too? Teachers must really love black boys, because black boys are more likely to get hit than any other student demographic.

When I tell people that I don't believe in spanking as a form of discipline I get a wide variety of responses. Some people agree, some disagree, but it seems everyone has an opinion.

Studied pros and cons for child rearing your child. This article will hit both sides of the spectrum. Gives great varieties on ways to discipline your child depending on their age. An excellent article for unsure parents when dealing with discipline.