Analysis of Corporal Punishment by Parents
The American College of Pediatricians carefully reviewed the available research on corporal punishment in developing a position statement on the subject. Its conclusion: Disciplinary spanking by parents, when properly used, can be effective component in an overall disciplinary plan with children. The details are contained in the following statements.
Corporal Punishment Position
Click above to view the Corporal Punishment position statement. For the complete report, view the policy statement listed below.
Guidelines for Parental Use of Disciplinary Spanking
Click above to view guidelines for a parent's use of disciplinary spanking.
Corporal Punishment Policy
Click on this link to view the Corporal Punishment Policy Statement, which contains all the research and support for the position statement.
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Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like "Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because that is precisely what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why Child buttock-battering isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Leslie Taylor M.D., and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
CAREFUL: this is the American COLLEGE of Pediatrics ( composed of Fundamentalists ) , not the recognized and established American ACADEMY of Pediatrics.
The American ACADEMY of Pediatrics strongly opposes child buttock-battering. As do the vast majority of others.
To name just a handful:
American ACADEMY of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Center For Effective Discipline
Churches' Network For Non-Violence
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu (supports Global Initiative)
Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps
United Nations Convention On the Rights of the Child
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Countries where child buttock-battering is prohibited by law :
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Denmark, Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands,New Zealand, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Costa Rica, Republic of Moldova, and more in process.
In fact, the US was the only UN member who did not sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child.