CORPORAL PUNISHMENT By Novilia and Qurrota XII NS 3 Corporal punishment is the deliberate punishment that given to offense, for

disciplining someone. It is also given to the one who have the bad attitude. Besides, to avoid the attitudes or behavior that unacceptable. Usually, corpora l punishment is applied to the children in the house or school. It's adjusted wi th smacking, spanking, whipping, or slapping. However, there has been a debate b etween the proponents and the opponents. This essay will discuss the pros and co ns arguments. Supporters of corporal punishment have three arguments, they claim that corporal punishment quick to be done, then it not needs the cost to be done, and disciplining children. Corporal punishment quick to be done because it makes th e children obey the command of their parents, they will be afraid to make the mi stake again. Then corporal punishment not needs the cost because it just depends on the decision of the parents. The last argument of proponent is disciplining children, because if the parents give them corporal punishment like spanking, th e children will know what must they do or not to do. Meanwhile, the opponents of corporal punishment have three arguments. Th ey said that corporal punishment is violent and unnecessary, teaches wrong lesso n, and damage the psychology of children. The first, corporal punishment is viol ent and unnecessary because it just hurt the body's children, then if the childr en ill they will make difficulties for their parents. Other problem, many childr en hate their parents because their parents often give corporal punishment to th em when they do mistake. Secondly it teaches wrong lesson, as we know the childr en often imitate the behavior s parents not only good thing but also bad thing, so w hen the parents do the corporal punishment, they will do it too for other people and it make their friends keep away from them. The third argument said that co rporal punishment will damage the psychology of children, they won t appreciate thei r selves, and on the other hand corporal punishment may lower self-esteem. In summary after looking at both of the proponent and opponent arguments , it is obvious that corporal punishment avoid to be done. Although it effective to disciplining children but it also give negative impact to the children and t he parents. Therefore, we recommend that corporal punishment should not be done. It will be better if the corporal punishment be changed with the other punishme nt that more useful for children.