Spanking is most often a deliberate form of punishment seen as corporal punishment. "Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended as correction or punishment."(www.wikipedia.com) This practice is limited because of its intent for disciplinary reasons and not torture. Although corporal punishment is still widely used in domestic situations it has been banned in seventeen countries, although in the United States some states still allow paddling.
Massachusetts has proposed a bill banning all forms of corporal punishment of persons under 18. Although there are many types of corporal punishment that are mild ranging from spanking on the hand to spanking on the buttocks, there are also forms of punishment that are more stringent such as hitting a child with a paddle or belt although less common still found today. Spanking only teaches a child violent behavior and should not be used, rather other methods of punishment such as denying privileges would teach more......
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