Spanking hinders development of empathy, remorse, and compassion. The child focuses on the pain rather than the effect of his or her behavior on others. It ensures that your child cannot listen, think, or feel remorseful while in the midst of a painful experience. Corporal punishment used at the toddler age can reduce the degree in which children develop a conscience. The incidence of corporal punishment and wife beating has been decreasing since the 1700s.
Corporal punishment is illegal in schools in some states.
Media and parent advice books are changing. Now articles in popular magazines are addressing the issue of spanking. For the Next Generation Less street violence Less depression and suicide Less wife beating Higher economic achievement A less violent, more healthy, and wealthier society. References Agnew, R. 1983. Physical Punishment and Delinquency.