| Corporal punishment refers to pain that is inflicted | | | | • It also results in the children developing |
| intentionally on a person for a misconduct and is | | | | hatred and anger. This in the end becomes the |
| intended to making behavioral changes in the | | | | cause of rebellious behavior in adulthood. |
| person. Methods of punishment can include | | | | |
| slapping, punching, pinching or hitting with various | | | | • If the child who is being subjected to |
| objects like a ruler or a cane. | | | | corporal punishment is sensitive, he/she might |
| | | | | face or endure trauma. |
| Corporal punishment is in general used by parents | | | | |
| at home and by teachers in school for children | | | | • It also makes children feel that they are |
| who behave badly. This method of punishment is | | | | not wanted or loved. |
| quite controversial as people have different | | | | |
| opinions. But majority of the people believe that | | | | • There is also a possibility that the children |
| rehabilitating or improving children's behavior by | | | | may get injured because of severe punishment. |
| inflicting pain is not an efficient way. | | | | |
| | | | | The main reason of corporal punishment being |
| On practical terms, corporal punishment inflicted | | | | introduced or coming into existence was to make |
| on children at school has no advantage or long | | | | a child well behaved and disciplined but it does not |
| term effect. It just develops a temporary fear in | | | | fulfill it. Studies done by researchers has revealed |
| the mind of the child. It does not help the child or | | | | that there are no positive long term effects or |
| the teacher in any other way. It rather creates | | | | even an appropriate short term effect of physical |
| hatred and disrespect for the teacher in the mind | | | | punishment inflicted on children. It is believed that |
| of the child. | | | | this sort of punishment in fact does more harm |
| | | | | and leads to further misbehavior. Moreover, |
| Let's take a brief look into the effects of corporal | | | | detention or suspension of the students is a pure |
| punishments on children at school: | | | | wastage of time and resources. |
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| • Children, on being inflicted to physical pain, | | | | Schools should develop alternative methods to |
| develop a mindset that violence could be an | | | | improve the behavior and discipline of children. It is |
| answer to most of their troubles. They start to | | | | up to the teachers to understand the children and |
| think that substantial violence can help them fight | | | | their minds. After all they learn what they see |
| unwanted behavior in the society. | | | | and experience in the surrounding. |
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