Huckleberry Finn:Parental control

The essential question is should parents be allowed to hit their children? Yes, I think children should be hit for several reasons. One, when I think of hitting I think more along the lines of a spanking than a beating. Second, it teaches children respect for one another. Thirdly, it’s a fine line of discipline.

First off when I think of spanking, I think among the line of just a little more aggressive tap. I agree with the spanking terms, but not what pap does to Huck. What pap does to Huck in the cabin is physical abusive for which I don’t agree.

Secondly, It teaches children respect with peers and adult figures. For social studies I had to look up a cases relating to parental control. One case said after a boy started getting spankings his grades and social behavior elevated.

My last point is it teaches a fine line of discipline. If you ever heard of aversion therapy you would know it includes a burst of slight pain to realize you made a mistake. For example, say every time u went by McDonalds in the car and you spank your child. Do you think their ever going to want to go to McDonalds? I think not.

In conclusions, Spanking is acceptable, but only in the spanking terms not a beating; remember that.