The use of spanking has been the subject of heated debate in recent decades. But we say no to this form of education, because there are many damages it causes on the child's psyche.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousSpanking, hitting a child on the buttocks with an open hand, is a common form of discipline and an educational method still in use on children all over the world. But it is no coincidence that it has already been banned in 53 countries globally.
The use of spanking has been the subject of heated debate in recent decades. There are those who assure it is a safe, necessary and effective method, and those who argue that spanking is only harmful to children and violates their rights.
It is true that, now it has been shown that with spanking children are actually less inclined to obey, this "form of education" has fully entered among the crimes punishable by law in several states. And we reiterate it today, on the occasion of the World Day of the Rights of the Child.
If only for nothing else, it seems to be well established that spanking children negatively affects their mental well-being. To confirm this last finding is a study published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect, according to which children who are punished with loud pats on the poop tend to suffer more from depression, to also use drugs throughout their lives and to have also suicidal tendencies.
“The research - reads an article - clearly shows how spanking has negative consequences on mental, social and developmental health. Among these effects, there can be psychological problems, drug abuse, suicide attempts, cognitive difficulties. Likewise, it's important to point out that no studies have ever shown the effectiveness of spanking for children. Those who say it is safe when done in a specific way are expressing their opinion. And these views are not supported by scientific evidence ".
To reach this conclusion, the University of Manitoba experts who conducted the research looked at data from 8.300 adults, asking them to fill out questionnaires reporting how often they were spanked when they were children and whether their family background included abuse of physical or emotional type. About 55% of respondents said they had been spanked and those who had suffered this type of punishment would also have had a higher incidence of spanking. trough and other mental health problems and suicidal tendencies.
Elizabeth Gershoff, a psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin, confirmed these data by reviewing 88 studies published in the previous 62 years. With this work, she verified that almost all studies agreed that children who suffered corporal punishment were also those who in adulthood were "more likely to become delinquents, to create relationships based on abuse or to develop antisocial behaviors" .
In 2016, Gershoff also analyzed the 75 studies published in the previous 13 years and concluded that in none of the cases examined had the spanked children corrected their behavior. On the other hand, the constant beatings then favored the development in them of aggression, complicated relationships with others and mental illnesses in adulthood.
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Spanking, therefore, dear mothers and fathers, introduced into the home as the only method of education or punishment is not good for you! Keep in mind what they may be causing and instead try to talk to them and listen to them.
Germana Carillo
