Many people in our society believe that spanking children is one of the worst ways of disciplining a child. Many people would agree that you should never have to hit a child as a means of discipline. Others would agree that physical punishment by a parent, as long as it is not severe, is a necessary form of discipline, and condoned, or even encouraged. Until today, I was one of those people that condoned spanking.
             One of the reasons that I do not condone spanking anymore is because it teaches children to lie when confronted. If your angry parent is standing over you with a belt and asks, "did you do this", what are you going to say, "yes I did it, please by all means beat me to death"? Of course not, how can you expect a child not to lie in such a situation? I know that I would. It also teaches the child to avoid getting caught. They're going to continue to do things they should not be doing, as long they are discreet about it so they do not get caught and receive a spanking.
             Another reason I think hitting children is wrong is because it teaches them that hitting is ok, and in time they become the hitters. Most of us would not tell our children that hitting is right or that it is an ok thing to do, so why would we contradict ourselves by hitting our kids as a positive way of getting our point across? I have discovered that through extensive research you will find a direct
             correlation between such punishment as a child and aggressive or violent behavior in teenage and adult years. I have also learned through criminal justice studies that the majority of dangerous criminals were threatened and punished regularly throughout their childhood.
             The final reason that I disagree with hitting a child as a means of discipline is because it promotes violence. If a parent deals with their anger towards a child by hitting them, eventually it is going to rub off on the child and sooner or later that child will reso...