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Ten Reasons for Not Hitting Children
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Hitting children sometimes leads to injuries like
bruises, welts, subdural hematomas, nerve damage and broken
bones.
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Hitting destroys self-esteem and trust. Cooperative
behavior is much more likely to occur when there is a strong
loving bond between parent and child.
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Hitting children transmits a pro-violence attitude.
Children who are frequently hit learn to be hitters
themselves.
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Hitting children teaches them that “might makes
right.”
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Hitting a child for misbehavior means that a
caretaker loses an important opportunity for teaching a more
appropriate behavior.
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Fear is not an effective way to teaching appropriate
behavior. Children who are hit are likely to perform the
desired behavior only when the hitter is nearby.
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Children who are frequently hit often grow up with
childhood memories that are full of anger and resentment.
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Biblical scriptures used to support corporal
punishment of children could be used to justify slavery,
suppression of women, incest and infanticide. Using the Bible
to support corporal punishment of children is a selective use
of scriptures to condone secular thinking.
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Children are often hit for behavior which is not
“bad” behavior but rather behavior which is related to needs
of children to explore the world, and for needs related to
nutrition, exercise, attention and sleep.
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Children learn best through teaching, discussion and
observing adults who model responsible, caring, and
self-disciplined behavior.
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