The root of this problem with behavior may lie in the home. What they need is discipline. These are all relatively new conflicts our children must face. Unfortunately, there is negative discipline. It has also been noted that the frequency of punishment has a negative effect.
Punishment has another negative effect.
What constitutes abuse can be argued, but it is obvious that anything that harms children physically, emotionally, or psychologically should be included. It follows then, that negative discipline is abuse. There are those that publicly support physical punishment. There are others who feel that the popular form of discipline presently used in schools is not adequate. Good or positive discipline takes on many forms.