I can vividly remember that while growing up, we were mostly disciplined by my father.
Even though my parents were quite learned and exposed, they still believed that discipline was important in raising their children.
For them, they didn't have to raise a stick on us, or use the belt except on rare occasions when we had crossed the line. They had different ways to make us regret our actions like asking us to do ''Frog jump'' or ''pick pin'' which eventually strained our muscles and made us weep for mercy.
My dark knees tell a story as we were often asked to kneel down and raise up our hands for over an hour.
Corporal punishment encompasses all types of physical punishment, including spanking, slapping, pinching, pulling, twisting, and hitting with an object. It also may include forcing a child to consume unpleasant substances such as soap, hot sauce, or hot pepper.
It is fairly acceptable across the African continent; especially the light spanking or smacking.
However, other developed countries view this as illegal and subjecting the child to pain as molestation.
It has been established that while corporal punishment may lead to compliance, this only last temporarily as the child end up getting accustomed to beating and gradually becomes violent.
Other negative effects may be bullying and mental illness.
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What is your take on this issue?
Though corporal punishmeny only gives a temporal result but African child understand physical corrections more than verbal corrections unlike the western child.Therefore, with moderations,corporal punishment can yield good results in the African setting and some of us are living testimony to this fact
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't leave out corporal punishment in the training of children. Its age specific and when the child gets to the age of accountability as a Teen, conversations work best.
ReplyDeleteIf I do a good job in raising my children on my knees first, and then by mild disciplines where they misstep, I will not need the corporeal punishment.
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