1. Is Corporal Punishment
the best way to Punish
a Child?

2. Its Defenders

4. But Is there a
Negative?

6. Murray Straus of the University of
New Hampshire's Family Research Lab
presents the results of years of
research - obtained from a variety of
sources - concerning the effects of
corporal punishment on children –
Beating the Devil out of Them

7. The research shows that corporal punishment
contributes to a host of serious personal and
social problems. These include aggression, crime,
spousal abuse, and child abuse – Beating the
Devil out of Them

8. About 80% of 21 year olds that were
abused as children met criteria for at
least one psychological disorder. –
Childhelp

10. What happens
when corporal
punishment
escalates into
something
more?

15. An estimated 905,000 children were victims of child
abuse or neglect in 2006 . While physical injuries may
or may not be immediately visible, abuse and neglect
can have consequences for children, families, and
society that last lifetimes, if not generations. – U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services

21. Over 1800 Children Die of Child
Abuse or Neglect every year in the
United States – Childhelp

24. About 30% of abused and neglected
children will later abuse their own
children, continuing the horrible cycle
of abuse. – Childhelp

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