Corporal Punishment

Discipline and Corporal Punishment. Corporal punishment by definition is the deliberate infliction of physical pain as a system of changing behaviour. Corporal punishment may consist of methods such as shaking, pinching, kicking, punching, slapping, hitting, painful body posture, or use of different objects such as sticks, belts and paddles (National Association of School Nurses, 2002, […]

Reflection Essay on Corporal Punishment. Corporal punishment of children, while acceptable in other countries, has been banned in some others. Some countries where pking is illegal include Austria, Norway, Uruguay, and New Zealand. In the United States, parental pking of children remains legal. In schools, corporal punishment is allowed in 23 states. In some cultures, […]