Corporal punishment

Recently I felt inspired to write few words about corporal punishment of the children which is a taboo not only in our country.

Since May 2010 in Poland, it is forbidden to use corporal punishment, infliction of mental suffering and also other forms of humiliation on a child. This law evokes many controversies because most of parents believes can spank a child. While many of them believe that spanking is not beating.

I will try to present some opinions of supporters and protesters of the corporal punishment.

In this post I will concentate on supporters.

Firstly, many people consider that spanking isn't harmful, they find that it is an indispensable pedagogical tool. Popular opinion says that the spank in the aim "rightful" is not violence and doesn't cause harm to the child, but only makes him more disciplined.

Secondly, when a parent exhausted all ideas to solve a difficult situation (for example when a child doesn't want to get dressed, he is shouting, he is running on the apartment and called he pretends not to hear), the method of a spank is very tempting and often effective.

Thirdly, people brought up in a family with a strong patriarchal model believe that "children must be obedient" and apply the same way the education which they themselves received as a child, it means - by force.

Finally, such as spanking represents nothing pleasant, it allows the child to understand that if he will renew his bad behavior, then the penalty will be the same.