Impact of corporal punishment on aggressive behaviors

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Impacts of Corporal Punishment on Aggressive Behaviors
Corporal punishment remains a contested topic when it comes to understanding the need to limit aggressiveness among children. Parents, psychologists, and parenting experts have been indulged in the debate about the value and validity of corporal punishment to mitigate aggressive behaviors among children. The debate is rooted in the fact that there is a little difference between corporal punishment and physical abuse of the children. While state laws vary on the legality of corporal punishment, the federal government legalizes acts such as hitting with objects, twisting, pulling, pinching, lapping, and spanking as avenues of mitigating corporal punishment. With little literature concerning the subject established, people are left to speculate on the value of corporal punishment. Superficially, however, corporal punishment is closely related to child abuse, could worsen cognitive development of a child, and is believed to worsen the behaviors, aspects that could refute the possibilities of eliminating aggressive behaviors among children through such an approach.
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The discussions concerning corporal punishments keep taking new turns with every opposing faction implying valid arguments. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a statement refuting the viability of corporal punishment in mitigating aggressive behaviors in 2017 (Kambuga 183). Their statement would extend into delving on a number of aspects that people should understand about corporal punishment. While defending their position, AAP indicated that teaching children how to control their emotions are more valuable than subjecting them to physical abuse. Further, even if people do not indulge corporal punishment with the aim of harming the children, chances of harm are high. AAP then questions why people cannot take viable avenues such as behavioral changes to institute the desired results in children.
Corporal punishment has also been associated with specific challenges in the recent past. First among the concerns is that corporal punishments can worsen the behaviors. While in the short-term the physical indulgences could instill changes, the results are not long-lasting (Kambuga 190). AAP insists that children whose aggressive behaviors are addressed through corporal punishment eventual develop new and worse behaviors. A simple illustration of the effect is that corporal behaviors teach children to solve their problems through violence. Such children could, later on, develop to bully others or manifest abuse in relationships as a stemming factor from their childhood development (Gudyanga 379). Corporal punishment has also been associated with poor cognitive development. According to AAP reports, children who are subjected to multiple cases of corporal punishment are highly likely to develop low intelligence quotient (Eid). Physical abuse could also lead to mental illnesses and destroy the bond between children and other people including parents, teachers, and friends. With all these factors in place, exploring the value of corporal punishment in addressing aggressive behaviors is necessary.
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This research hypothesizes that corporal punishment can...