SPANKING – NARROWING!
March 6, 2007
jessielynne
1. What is your topic?
The spanking of children.
2. What interests you in this topic? Why did you choose it?
This topic came of interest to me because as a child, I was abused by my alcoholic father for many years and when my mother moved out, she tried so hard to get the courts/law officials to do something about our father abusing my brother and I, but the courts/law officials did nothing about it. All that time I wondered, how much is going to be enough? How much will it take for the officials to realize that his methods of discipline are not just spanking, but beating and abuse?
3. Why does your topic matter? Why should other people care about it?
This topic matters because adults need to be able to discipline their children, and to some degree, spanking may be a method of disipline. However, it can be taken to the extreme way too easily, in which parents then are abusing their children to discipline them, rather than simply spanking them.
4. How can you quailfy (or limit) your topic?
Spanking. How much is enough?
5. Can you limit your topic by geography or location?
The spanking of children in the (South, certain states (which ones prohibit spanking?)).
6. By time?
Spanking (today?).
7. By specific groups affected?
Children (1-10)
8. What other questions can you think of?
** How much does the law consider “too much”?
** What are other means of “discipline” that can be used in place of spanking?
** How might spanking affect a child’s life later on?
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Katt | March 7, 2007 at 4:12 am
Looking at the differences in regions and spanking may help limit your topic. Also, you may want to look for research that connects spanking to criminal behavior (those spanked become criminals) or abusive spouses/parents.
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tfuentes | March 8, 2007 at 12:38 am
I think Spanking your child is a very good topic. There is a lot of controversy when it comes to how you disipline your child. I don’t really know how you could narrow it down more, maybe by looking at a certain location or time period. I know that when some children are abused it effects their relationsiphs and their trust in others as they grow up. You also might want to talk about how some children are mentally effected by it. Thats a good topic to write about.
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bullzangel | March 8, 2007 at 4:16 am
As a child I was spanked if I deserved it. And when I have children down the road I WILL spank them if the deserve it. Working with every age of child in a daycare center I believe that timeout doesn’t work and is not a threat to the child. If you think about it if you put a child in timeout do you really think they are reflecting on what they did?? No!! They are looking at that spot on the floor or they are looking at that bug crawling around them.
Another thing that I do notice is the difference between the children that I know get spanked and the children that don’t. Spanked children are a little more respectful and know the consequences of their actions of the do something. Non- spanked children are rude, they don’t care who or what they do to hurt someone and usually give you that smart ass grin b/c they now that they are going to get away with it.
Think what you want about what I said but my child will be spanked and disciplined even if it is in a public area. My child will not run my household as I see so many children doing now.
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Jeremisha | March 8, 2007 at 5:20 am
This is a very controversial topic in today’s society. So far, it looks as if you have a good handle on the direction of your paper. Since discipline and spankings are opinionated and culturally swaded topics and not so much based on facts, I would suggest that you include personal experiences of people who have been spanked and have not experienced spankings. Their views will give you your perameters to argue within. Personally, this seems like this topic may be difficult to go into depth on the pros and cons because it’s so emotionally based…I would research on psychological damange associated with spankings and so forth. With your personal experience it sounds like you have a strong connection to this issue so you will do well.