A history of spanking from parents was associated with adult antisocial behavior, adult mental health problems, and adult support for physical punishment.
Of particular note, Gershoff and Grogan-Kaylor (2016) questioned whether spanking would be associated with detrimental child outcomes when studies relying on harsh and potentially abusive methods were removed.
They all then contradicted themselves and said that while they felt they did benefit from the
spanking, they would never spank their own children.
Washington, April 16 ( ANI ): Researchers have found that
spanking was far more common than parents admit, that children were hit for trivial misdeeds and that children then misbehaved within 10 minutes of being punished.
152) However, his conclusions were based on associations between the frequency of spanking in the past week and the frequency of antisocial behavior during the past several months, and it is difficult to conclude that last week's spankings caused last month's antisocial behavior.
There is little data on the aversiveness of typical spankings compared to alternatives that parents could use instead.
As these polar-opposite cases illustrate, childhood punishments, including spankings, play out in many different family scenarios or "contexts.
In the United States, spanking is one of the most widely used punishments of preschool-aged children.
The article went on to retail worn-out arguments for banning
spanking completely.
I believe the study is flawed and that it shows a lack of understanding about
spanking.
While the Curingtons offer solid reasons for
spanking, child development experts still reject mild
spankings as an effective means of disciplining children.
Just make sure that the
spankings aren't coming along too often or getting out of hand.
