Corporal Punishment.

Some would suggest that parents should be able to judge suitable forms of punishment for their children, where as others believe some children will only respond to physical punishment. Here is Handan Safak to give her opinion.

1. Parents should be able to judge proper types of punishment for their children. It has been suggested that parents should be allowed to select the type of behaviour control that they consider appropriate for their children. Lately it has been claimed that it is wrong for outside bodies or authorities to try and order parents on how they should handle their childrens behaviour. Parents must decide whether it is OK to smack their kids – not judges. It has further been argued that if parents consider physical punishment appropiate then schools should be able to take up physical punishment.

2. Some children will only respond to physical punishment. It has been suggested that some children with enriched behaviour problems will only respond to physical punishment or the threat of physical punishment. Restore discipline in our high shools – bringing back the cane as a deterrent. When corporal punishment was removed from state schools standards have droped and it is reflected in the violence in our classrooms.