What makes spanking child abuse?

Answer 1

Opinion: No, it's definitely not.

Just as grounding a child or taking an item away they may love is used as discipline but does not fall under mental or psychological abuse of a child (which many can argue it should), spanking is a form of discipline that does not fall under physical abuse. It does not teach fear or makes the child aggressive or wimpy as it may be put by those who chose not to spank their children, and it certainly doesn't teach anyone to lie; to say so is not backed by any real research or truth and pure fabrication to push an agenda. (This is from someone who was spanked and as a child knew lying wasn't a good thing.)

Also, getting greater results depends on the child and simply grounding a child does not work or get greater results for all children, especially those living in harsher surroundings, as in, bad neighborhoods. Many who live privileged lives believe it is okay to tell others how to raise their children not knowing children living particularly bad areas need a different way of teaching to be able to handle the harsh world they'll have to endure. They take it for granted the life they live, and think others live the same way give or take a few dollars earned. It is not the same way for a child living in poverty and crime, and spanking sets an example and does not abuse the child, but helps them to know and learn of (harsher) consequence they'll likely face because of the area they come from and how people will discriminate against them. So, if you chose to spank, so long as it's only spanking, not beatings and it's legal where you live, feel no guilt because all that say it's physical abuse have likely notgrown where spanking taught them more of a valuable lesson and helped them be more respectful in life.

Opinion: Call it what you want, but spanking is abusive. It teaches the child to fear the parents, fear failure, and more often than not, to either become a powerless wimp later in life, or become an aggressive bully. Spanking teaches a kid to lie so as not to be spanked for a wrong. There simply are better ways of discipline . . . love and hugs being the best. (No joke!)

I am not even close to being a bleeding heart, but I work with adolescents, and have a pretty good idea what their backgrounds with physical abuse have been by what their personalities are like.

Opinion: I think it is and you reach greater results without it. When used it never really stops until the child is older and too old to be spanked so it's useless anyway since if it was efficient it would not be needed that much or often. I've seen the fear in their eyes when they have been threatened with spanking. Taking something they love away for a few days does not make them do that. They are not happy with it but it's not fear. And there is no reason why a parent would want their child to fear them. I'm very happy it's illegal in my country after lots of research done by the government. Your child does after all not belong to you to do what ever you want with. To physically hurt someone is not necessary when teaching them what is right and wrong. "Spanking teaches a kid to lie so as not to be spanked for a wrong." is really true.

Answer 2

Moderate corporal punishment, such as spanking, is not usually considered abuse. If it's hard enough to cause actual tissue damage (i.e. it leaves a permanent mark), then that's crossing the line.

Answer 3

That depends. If you hit for no reason itwould be abuse. But if the child is bad it is disipline.

Answer 4

Spanking is not child abuse unless you do it with such force that it leaves bruises.

Answer 5

no but there is way better disipines to do than hurt them for what they did wrong and a spank makes kids feel even worse about what they did and who wants to put that on a child