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CMV: Beating children should never be condoned no matter how harmless it seems (from a mere slap to straight up battering children).

I see many people believe that it's okay to beat children, and would turn a blind eye when a parent beats their children then proceed to justify it by saying it was necessary, it was out of love, it was to discipline them etc. 

I honestly believe that most of the time a parent beats their child, it's more to vent their anger towards them due to their childs behavior rather than to educate/discipline them. I believe that children can be taught to learn from their mistakes by just talking to them like you would an adult, No beating necessary. On another note, a child should be allowed to feel safe and loved around their parents not fear them as this has a tendency to implant developmental issues in the child down the line
Secondly, Beating children should be seen as child abuse and treated exactly like said crime. I see no justifiable reason to why a child should be beat because what's the damndest a child could possibly do to deserve to beaten anyway?? they're children, they don't know much about the world and are really carefree so of course they'll misbehave or shatter items by accident or  scream like a madman.

I'm not however saying that you shouldn't discipline/be mad at a child, just understand that these are tiny humans that are so naive they're bound to make mistakes which mostly aren't that big of a deal so there's no need to involve physical punishment



After reading some comments, it's come to my realization that some children will only respond to spanking and will only learn from it. Although i don't like this fact it's just the way it is i guess and you have to what you must. however, spanking should definitely be used as a last resort and the spanker should not be in a state of anger(as one of the commentors suggested) and i agree. Spanking also shouldn't be too forceful/hurtful and more as a sign to the children where they realise "doing this is bad and crossing the line".
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You are conflating a spanking and a beating. There is a difference, regardless of whether or not you agree with the use of spankings. 

Literally nobody believes that beating a child should be allowed. It’s also already illegal. 

You can argue that spankings are ineffective, or that you should simply negotiate with your children, but that does not work for all kids. A spanking, as well as any other type of punishment, needs to be done in conjunction with an explanation of why the child is being punished. 

Of course kids are going to make mistakes. A good parent isn’t going to punish their kids for simply being a kid. You seem to be implying that those who spank their kids (which you incorrectly refer to as beating them), use that as the only method of punishment. Usually, from what I’ve seen, it’s the last tier of punishment when explanations, time-outs, and all other things have failed for that specific action. 

As an example, if a kid isn’t washing their hands, a quick explanation and walking them to the sink is appropriate. 
When a kid isn’t listening, and continues to not listen after being warned, a time out is appropriate. 
When a kid stabs their sister with a fork, especially after they have been told not to wave it around and received time out for poking people with it, then a spanking could be appropriate.