Catherine Brekus's persuasive investigation of Edwards turns up no concrete evidence that he recommended
physically disciplining children, contrary to the conclusions of several recent studies.
The Scottish Government has declared it will support a member's bill brought forward by Green MSP John Finnie to scrap the legal defence of justifiable assault for parents who
physically discipline their children.
I quote «A parent has a legal right to
physically discipline their child».
A strongly worded editorial in the journal Tuesday calls for the repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code, which gives parents and teachers a legal defence when
they physically discipline children.
Not exact matches
By encouraging those who still advocate corporal punishment to see the facts behind reasons parents today think corporal punishment works and breaking down those reasons to see why those reasons don't stand up to facts and examination, we can protect the most vulnerable members of society:
children, who should be taught how to behave correctly on their own and develop the skills to regulate their own behavior so that they don't need to be constantly
disciplined and who should not be
physically hurt so that they obey at that particular moment, without learning how to regulate themselves in the future.
You may have noticed that these tips are not much different from how I recommend
disciplining every
child, and that is because, while some
children are more emotionally and
physically sensitive than others, all
children have sensitive hearts that deserve to be treated gently.
«I can find no statement in scripture where God tells, or allows, husbands to
physically discipline their wives (odd, because He doesn't seem to have forgotten to tell parents to
discipline their
children.)
Sports provide a wonderful way for
children to stay
physically active, make long - lasting friendships, and learn
discipline and teamwork.
Let's say the blogosphere is abuzz about a research study that shows that sleep - training methods like cry - it - out have no long - term effects on
children or that
physically punitive
discipline tactics like spanking result in
children who are better behaved or that birthing without drug pain relief is dangerous.
There are others who respond to their
children with sensitivity, do not resort to corporal punishment when
disciplining, and who ensure safety for their kids (both
physically and emotionally), who are surprised when I tell them they are «attachment parenting».
In our case, it took witnessing an extended family member
physically disciplining her daughter for my husband and I to make our own choice official — I just couldn't stomach my
child being treated that way in our absence and was afraid that if we didn't get our wishes in writing, someone else might decide for us.
• Comprehensive knowledge of childhood education, with special focus on providing physical and cognitive stimulation •
Physically able to handle a high demanding job involving young children, with intense motivation to provide them with education to nurture their individual personalities • Able to develop and implement age - appropriate activities, designed to help children with school work • Adept at disciplining children in accordance to the methods meted out specifically by parents • Skilled at preparing nutritionally beneficial food items for children, according to their ages and specific nutritional needs • Functional ability to handle children with special needs, with great insight into managing adverse situations and emergencies • Dynamic approach to managing children of different ages, background and cultures, with special focus on developing their personalities for social integration • Able to assist in the mental and physical development of children by teaching basic social and cognitive skills • Track record of building a safe, caring, nurturing and stimulating environment for children, designed to assist them in developing and thriving physically and e
Physically able to handle a high demanding job involving young
children, with intense motivation to provide them with education to nurture their individual personalities • Able to develop and implement age - appropriate activities, designed to help
children with school work • Adept at
disciplining children in accordance to the methods meted out specifically by parents • Skilled at preparing nutritionally beneficial food items for
children, according to their ages and specific nutritional needs • Functional ability to handle
children with special needs, with great insight into managing adverse situations and emergencies • Dynamic approach to managing
children of different ages, background and cultures, with special focus on developing their personalities for social integration • Able to assist in the mental and physical development of
children by teaching basic social and cognitive skills • Track record of building a safe, caring, nurturing and stimulating environment for
children, designed to assist them in developing and thriving
physically and e
physically and emotionally
The dimension of behaviour controls, more - over, never merely applied to
child discipline, it always also encompassed adult behaviour (e.g. the limits set by the family on their explosive or
physically dangerous behaviour such as deliberate self - harm or reckless or drunken driving).
The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent
physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh
discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on
children from low - income families were of particular interest.
In addition, research demonstrates that program completers use less
physically violent
discipline, and their
children have fewer behavior problems.