"The message a toddler gets from a slap or spanking is that a parent or other loved and trusted adult is prepared to induce pain and even do physical harm to force unquestioning obedience. That's terrifying to a little kid...However well-intentioned, a slap registers as the shattering of the whole deal between parent and child. Young children are left awash in feelings of fear, shame, rage, hostility, self-destructiveness and betrayal that they can't yet resolve or manage."
http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm
I chose this quote because it does go with my subject really well and is basically my whole idea. Although I still believe that there is some other way of punishing the child that may be a parents only alternative. When you spank a child they know what they have done wrong but when you hit a child they may not understand why they are recieving this punishment. There is a big difference in getting a spanking and being physically hit. When you get a spanking you are usually hit on the tail and you get the message that you should not do what you did wrong again. When you are physically hit you are thinking what did I do wrong and why is mommy and daddy mad. Hitting a child leaves a fear of what else may come soon so dont hit your child.
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