The term corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to feel pain, but not injury, "for the purpose of correct or control the child's behavior. behavior" ("A Report" 18). In the United States, the use of corporal punishment by parents in the home has been legally defined by states as "encompassing 'reasonable' force," with some states adding qualifiers indicating that it must also be “appropriate” (AL, AK, AZ, CA, CC), “moderate” (AR, DE, SC, SD), or “necessary” (MT, NH, NY, OR, TX, WI). States see the need to clarify that corporal punishment is limited to “non-lethal force” (AK, NY, TX)” (Gershoff, “Corporal” 540). Currently, more than 90% of American families report having used it. corporal punishment as a means of discipline at one time ("physical") Parental corporal punishment is generally limited to physical contact "with an open hand and touching on the extremities or buttocks", such as spanking, strapping, slapping, beating, or whipping (Remus 22) Behaviors that result in risk of injury (e.g., punching, kicking, burning) are considered physical violence (Gershoff, “Corporal” 540). Parents physically punish their children for discipline. However, corporal punishment by parents may inadvertently lead to physical violence against their children, driven by their anger. Sometimes they even intended to harm a child. In my opinion, physical violence can be a potential consequence of corporal punishment. Parental use of corporal punishment in the home is likely to have few intended positive effects and many unintended negative effects. In addition, frequent hitting children can worsen the parent-child relationship as well as children's future character defects. In this case, corporal punishment of children in homes should be banned in America.Fi...... middle of paper ......b. November 20, 2014.Robinson, BA Religious Tolerance. DoubleClick, April 11, 2002. Web. November 29, 2014. “Should spanking be banned? » stop hitting. The Center for Effective Discipline. June 2008. Web. November 16, 2014. Straus, Murray A. “Spanking and the Creation of a Violent Society.” Pediatrics 98.4 (1996) 834-836. Print.Straus, Murray A. and Glenda Kaufman Kantor. "Parental corporal punishment of adolescents: a risk factor in the epidemiology of depression..." Adolescence 29.115 (1994): 543. Web. November 20, 2014. “To spank or not to spank?” » stop hitting. The Center for Effective Discipline. June 2008. Web. December 6, 2014. Williams, Walter E. “Supporting Corporal Punishment.” » Inside of the News September 13, 1999. Web. November 29, 2014. Wegner, Paul D. “Discipline in the Book of Proverbs: “To Spank or Not to Spank?” » » Jets 48.4 (2005): 715-732. Internet. November 16. 2014.