Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain as punishment for a wrongdoing. The term often refers to striking the person being punished repeatedly with an instrument, such as a cane or ruler, although it also applies more generally to any type of pain inflicted 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 added deterrent against criminals. Despite the frequency with which this method of punishment is used, it remains a controversial subject, with critics arguing that causing pain is not an effective way to rehabilitate wrongdoers. I believe that a parental decision to inflict corporal punishment on a child cannot be established by research and analytical hypotheses. “In the early 19th century, children in textile factories were lazy and were beaten with leather straps. In addition, lazy children sometimes had their heads submerged in a container filled with water. However, in the late 1960s and early 1970s the cane was phased out in most primary schools. In England in 1987, the cane was banned from state-funded secondary schools. It was banned in private schools in 1999. Throughout history, until recently, most parents hit their children. However, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, public opinion turned against corporal punishment and in several countries it was banned” (Pratt & Greydanus, 2003, p. 977). I am in favor 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 minor pains in a child's life and middle of paper......children are belligerent and need that pat on the butt every once in a while to get them on the right track. As a Christian who is currently raising my children according to Christian principles, I believe in the verse that says “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 our children, but she has stipulations about where I spank them. She does not allow me to spank our children with my hands, but rather with a belt on the buttocks. Although I am at an age where spanking myself is completely inappropriate, I survived being spanked in my early years and believe I am a better adult because of it. I turned out to be a law-abiding citizen who, no matter how insignificant it may be, has never seen the inside of a police car, much less a police station, and neither have any of my siblings..