[thechat] punishment (was: [ugh])

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Kristen

While not quite what you were thinking of, see:

http://askdrsears.com/html/6/T062100.asp

* In a prospective study spanning nineteen years, researchers found that
children who were raised in homes with a lot of corporal punishment, turned
out to be more antisocial and egocentric, and that physical violence became
the accepted norm for these children when they became teenagers and adults.

* College students showed more psychological disturbances if they grew up
in a home with less praise, more scolding, more corporal punishment, and
more verbal abuse.

* A survey of 679 college students showed that those who recall being
spanked as children accepted spanking as a way of discipline and intended
to spank their own children. Students who were not spanked as children were
significantly less accepting of the practice than those who were spanked.
The spanked students also reported remembering that their parents were
angry during the spanking; they remembered both the spanking and the
attitude with which it was administered.

* Spanking seems to have the most negative long-term effects when it
replaces positive communication with the child. Spanking had less damaging
long-term effects if given in a loving home and nurturing environment.

* A study of the effects of physical punishment on children's later
aggressive behavior showed that the more frequently a child was given
physical punishment, the more likely it was that he would behave
aggressively toward other family members and peers. Spanking caused less
aggression if it was done in an overall nurturing environment and the child
was always given a rational explanation of why the spanking occurred.

* A study to determine whether hand slapping had any long-term effects
showed that toddlers who were punished with a light slap on the hand showed
delayed exploratory development seven months later.

* Adults who received a lot of physical punishment as teenagers had a rate
of spouse-beating that was four times greater than those whose parents did
not hit them.

* Husbands who grew up in severely violent homes are six times more likely
to beat their wives than men raised in non-violent homes.

* More than 1 out of 4 parents who had grown up in a violent home were
violent enough to risk seriously injuring their child.

* Studies of prison populations show that most violent criminals grew up in
a violent home environment.

* The life history of notorious, violent criminals, murderers, muggers,
rapists, etc., are likely to show a history of excessive physical
discipline in childhood.


Cheers
Martin



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I heard yesterday on the radio that some study showed that children that
were never spanked (or physically disciplined) grew up and

* made more $ on average
* have better marriages/relationships overall

than their "spanked counterparts"

I can't find anything on the net about it though...



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