Physical punishment is something that has been argued by parents, doctors, and teachers
             for years. Many parents feel that the child is theirs and they should be able to do what they
             want. Some parents think that a child is a blessing and should be treated with loving
             care. There are many ways to punish a child. Physical punishment does not have to be one
             of those ways. Today there are many resources available to show you how to discipline
             When you hit a child, you are showing that child that hitting is an acceptable way for them to
             express their anger and emotions. Some may think that you are doing it for the child's own
             good, but how can hitting a child be considered something good? Children learn what we
             teach them. If we teach them that it is ok to hit, then they will think that whenever they
             don't get their way they can just hit someone or something and they will get what they
             Hitting does not teach a child "a lesson". Unless being violent is the lesson you wanted that
             child to learn. Children learn lessons when we sit them down and talk to them about what
             they did wrong and decide on an acceptable punishment. A popular form of non-violent
             punishment is "timeout" for the child. When the child misbehaves, have the child sit for a
             specified amount of time to give the child time to settle down and maybe think about what it
             If a child thinks that every time they do something wrong they will get hit, then eventually
             the child will be afraid of misbehaving. Essentially teaching the child they have to be perfect
             in order to not get hit. Children need to learn from their mistakes. That is what will help
             them grow up into a responsible adult. Being afraid of their parents should not be part of
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