Smacking children is the best form of discipline. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Smacking

children

has run out of favour as the ideal

form

of disciplining

children

. Some people argue that physical

punishment

is the best way to correct offsprings.

This

essay will focus on why beating is not completely ideal in raising

children

. In ancient days hitting was the sole means of disciplining

children

. Parents were raised that way and that was the only means of

punishment

they know. The fear of allowing their youngsters to go astray contribute to the ideology that smacking juveniles is the best mode of

discipline

.

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the lack of knowledge about alternative means of

punishment

can limit their options and the belief that physically punishing

children

will enable them to be better individuals in society. Due to the above-mentioned reasons,corporal

punishment

is still considered a good

form

of

discipline

.

Although

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corporal

punishment

is widely used in some societies, it is not the best

form

of

punishment

. Several studies in recent years have shown that corporal

punishment

instils fear in

children

, which eventually results in rebellious behaviour in adolescence. The percentage of persons in penitentiaries that claim to have been physically abused is gradually increasing and there is a thin demarcation between physical

punishment

and physical abuse which is considered illegal. Alternative forms of retribution have proven to significantly effective in disciplining

children

, like implementing timeout for young

children

or withholding pleasurable items from adolescents. The use of diverse forms of

discipline

in accordance with the age of the child is the best

form

of correction.

This

essay argued why smacking is not the best

form

of correction. In my opinion, physical

punishment

should be used in moderation and in conjunction with other forms of

discipline

.