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Spanking and the debate around it - Coggle Diagram
Spanking and the debate around it
The science of spanking (T)
Def
open-handed, doesn’t injure a child
done with the intention of modifying the child’s bad behavior
Change in policy
Ineffective
Leads to
mental health and cognitive issues
lower self-esteem
agressive behavior later
Spanking in low
violation of children's right
criminal assault
Makes them lawbreakers (V)
Students who are spanked as children are more likely to be involved criminal behavior
Criminal behavior : antisocial personality, assaulting a romantic partner, attacking someone, intending to injure someone, stealing money
Other consequences
lower vocabulary
lower IQs
pb in mental development
less able to perform tasks that require executive functionning
Spanking
cultural behavior : 60% of families in the US
psychological pattern : normalize violence
an euphemism for hitting
Other methods
Show and tell
Teach children right from wrong with calm words and actions.
Set limits
Have clear and consistent rules your children can follow. Be sure to explain these rules in age-appropriate terms they can understand.
Hear them out
Listening is important. Let your child finish the story before helping solve the problem
Grounding and time-out
Catch them being good