Do difficult children cause parents to spank?

In other words, difficult children cause parents to spank. If spanking is found to be associated with child aggression (it is), perhaps it was the child’s aggression that elicited the spanking in the first place.

Should corporal punishment be criminalized?

And several international organizations have even issued a call for criminalizing corporal punishment. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly opposes striking a child for any reason. According to AAP, spanking is never recommended.

Is there a big gap between religion and punishment?

There is a large gap when it comes to religion. The subsample on religion has been included in the GSS only occasionally, yet there is a clear divergence. Born-again Christians are, on average, 15 percentage points more likely than the rest of the population to agree that spanking is an acceptable form of punishment.

Should parents use corporal punishment to discipline their children?

In spite of the research that demonstrates that spanking is associated with higher rates of child aggression, most parents in the U.S. approve of and use corporal punishment to discipline their children.” In our family, my husband and I have agreed that spanking is not a form of discipline we want to use.

What age group is most likely to get spanked?

The “terrible twos” and “trying threes” tend to test a parent’s resolve more than any other phase, so it makes sense that kids in these age groups are the most likely to be spanked.

Is it okay to hit a child to discipline them?

Hitting a child to modify their behavior tells them that they can’t learn in a more positive way and don’t deserve to be treated respectfully. Gentler discipline techniques are more effective while also building a kid’s self-confidence.