Spanked: How Hitting Our Children is Harming Ourselves

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Christina L. Erickson (Professor, Social Work and Environmental Studies, Professor, Social Work and Environmental Studies, Augsberg University)

Spanked

How Hitting Our Children is Harming Ourselves

Christina L. Erickson (Professor, Social Work and Environmental Studies, Professor, Social Work and Environmental Studies, Augsberg University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
06 February 2023

Age groups: adolescents; Medical counselling

Spanked: How Hitting Our Children is Harming Ourselves is a historical and cultural analysis of the long accepted practice of hitting children for learning and obedience. The book begins with understanding who spanks and how the practice of using a hand to hit the buttocks of children evolved. Erickson explores the cultural factors from historical magazine articles and parenting books to contemporary beliefs that support this type of discipline. Spanking's connections to a variety of topics are clarified, including the feelings of parents, perceptions of children, potential child abuse, school corporal punishment, attachment and bonding, the legal language that allows hitting of one's children but not others, and international perspectives on physical punishment. The book invites an exploration of who we are as parents, and as a society, and what family leadership really means. Book group questions for families, professionals, and organizations lend the book useful for conversation and dialogue in libraries, living rooms, offices, and classrooms. Erickson gives readers an open platform to discuss respectfully what we are really communicating when we spank children.

By: Christina L. Erickson (Professor Social Work and Environmental Studies Professor Social Work and Environmental Studies Augsberg University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 237mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197518236
ISBN 10: 0197518230
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 06 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I Chapter 1 Whupping, Paddling, and Smacking: A Spank By Any Other Name Still Stings Chapter 2 History and Mystery Chapter 3 Limits, Laws and Little Mary Ellen Chapter 4 Research and Revival Part II Chapter 5 School Paddling: The Only Legal Place Beyond the Home Chapter 6 Spanking Around the World Part III Chapter 7 In the Privacy of the Home Chapter 8 In the Public Sphere Chapter 9 Modern Family Chapter 10 Leaving Spanking Where It Belongs: Behind Us Methods and Final Thoughts Book Group Questions Questions for Professionals and Organizations References Appendix A: Laws on Physical Child Abuse in the USA Appendix B: Definition of School Corporal Punishment and Legal Language Appendix C: School Corporal Punishment Administration and Required Parental Communication Appendix D: Bans on Physical Punishment of Children: Year and Country Appendix E: Policy Language of National Bans on Physical Punishment

Christina L. Erickson, PhD is a social worker and professor who has worked in community social work, health care, and academic settings for over 30 years. She is a Professor of Social Work and Environmental Studies at Augsburg University. She hopes to further the conversation on the harm of spanking. You can find her at ericksoc@augsburg.edu.

Reviews for Spanked: How Hitting Our Children is Harming Ourselves

If you want one resource that summarizes the vast literature about parental spanking and school paddling, this is it. In a very readable way, Erikson addresses such topics as the history, worldwide prevalence, and the effects on children. It is replete with compelling examples and a trove of interesting information. This book should be read by parents and future parents, school personnel, and anyone who cares about the well-being of children. -- George W. Holden, PhD, Southern Methodist University