Smacking is a common way to control children’s behaviour.Describe the advantages and disadvantages of smacking children.

1) Smacking is a popular way to discipline children, but it has

its good points and its bad points.

2) Disciplining children is an important topic of discussion in

society at present. Many people say that smacking is bad,

but most people think it can be a good thing. Let’s look at

both sides of this coin carefully.

3) The issue of how to best discipline children is an important and complex one. One form of discipline that is widely used is smacking. I believe that it can be a useful disciplinary technique, but it may also cause problems. The following essay will discuss the pros and cons of smacking.

4) There are many different ways of disciplining children, such

as removing privileges, talking with the child, sending the

child to their room or using physical punishment like

smacking. Smacking is often seen as a quick and useful form

of discipline, but there may be some disadvantages. In this

essay I will examine the positive and negative effects of

smacking.

Smacking has some important benefits. Firstly, it gives children who are putting themselves in danger a clear message that their actions are wrong. For example, if a small child is reaching towards a hot barbecue, a smack on the hand tells the child to stop. The other main advantage of smacking is that it doesn’t take much time. This is important because parents these days are very busy and do not always have enough time to sit down and explain everything clearly to their children, so smacking helps parents to control their children quickly.

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(1)____________, smacking may also have some negative effects. The main one is that it teaches children that they can use physical force to make other people do what they want. (2)________________, when those children grow up, they may be more likely to commit violent crimes and use physical force to punish their own children. (3)____________, children who have been smacked may not understand why (4) _________ smacking does not explain anything. (5)___________, they may become resentful and more determined to do what they want.

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In conclusion, there are advantages and disadvantages to smacking. It immediately shows children that they have done something wrong, (6)__________ it may teach children to use violence to solve their problems. (7) __________, I advise all parents to consider these issues carefully when they need to discipline their children.

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