Corporal punishment is the intentional infliction of pain as punishment for a wrongful act. The term often refers to repeatedly hitting the person receiving punishment with an instrument, such as a stick or ruler, although it also applies more generally to any type of infliction of pain as punishment. It is sometimes used by parents against their children, by teachers and school administrators against misbehaving students, and, in many parts of the world, by the justice system as an additional deterrent against criminals. Despite how often this method of punishment is used, it remains a controversial topic, with detractors arguing that causing pain is not an effective way to rehabilitate offenders. I am convinced that a parent's decision to use corporal punishment on a child cannot be established through research and analytical hypotheses. “In the early 19th century, children in textile factories were lazy and were beaten with leather thongs. Also, lazy children sometimes had their heads submerged in a container of water. However, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the cane was phased out in most primary schools. In England, cane was banned in state-funded secondary schools in 1987. It was banned in private schools in 1999. Throughout history, until recently, most parents beat their children. However, at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, public opinion turned against corporal punishment and in several countries it was banned” (Pratt & Greydanus, 2003, p. 977). I am a supporter of corporal punishment. I believe that corporal punishment, when used lovingly and correctly, is beneficial to a child because it is in harmony with nature itself. Consider the purpose of small pain in a child's life and keep it... middle of paper... children are belligerent and need that pat on the back every now and then to get them back on track. As a Christian who currently raises my children according to Christian principles, I believe in the verse that states “to spare the rod is to spoil the child.” I am the disciplinarian in my house. My children's mother rarely disagrees with me when it comes to spanking them, but she has stipulations about where I spank them. He does not allow me to spank our children with my hands, but rather with a belt across the bottom. Even though I am at an age where spanking is completely inappropriate, I survived the spankings of my early years and believe I am a better adult for it. It turned out that I was a law-abiding citizen who, unremarkable as it may be, had never seen the inside of a police car, let alone a police station, and neither had any of my brothers..