Spanking is one of the most controversial discipline methods. On one side of the debate are parents who believe it is all right to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Somewhere in the middle are parents who believe that spanking should only be used in particular instances such as when the child runs into the street. Part of the reason for the debate is …showed first 75 words of 952 total…

…showed last 75 words of 952 total…will spank him a couple times. I will do this because it is the way that I was raised and it is what I think is the best way to deal with a situation like that. Works Cited Straus, Murray. (1995). "Beating The Devil Out of Them: Corporal Punishment in American Families." New York: Lexington Books. Leach, Penelope. (1996, July 9). "Spanking: A Shortcut to Nowhere." http://cnet.unb.ca/corg/ca/e/pages/prevention^cruelty/spank.htm