Stop Before You Spank...10 Reasons Not To

1. Spanking teaches children they do not have control over their behavior.
2. Spanking can teach children to rely on others for control of their behavior.
3. Spanking teaches children that hitting is a perfectly acceptable behavior.
4. The use of physical force as a form of discipline teaches children that it is okay to hit someone you love.
5. Spanking models an imbalance of power based on size and strength.
6. Spanking is not an effective way to change behavior. The effects of spanking are immediate but usually short term.
7. Spanking can teach the child to fear, hate or avoid the punisher. Children don't easily forget the pain of a spanking.
8. Spanking is useless as children get older. The intensity would have to increase as a child grows larger and larger.
9. Spanking tells children what NOT to do, it does not teach them appropriate behavior.
10. Physical punishment from parents does not inhibit violence and most likely encourages it.