The difference between Discipline and Abuse
By: Gabriela Hernandez
Types of Discipline:
What is discipline?
- Positive
- Gentle
- Boundary-Based
- Behavior Modification
- Emotion Coaching
- Guide a child and help them learn the difference between good and bad behavior.
- No ill intent towards the child
- Not a single type of discipline works everyone, it's subjective
What is abuse?
How things have changed
Types of Abuse:
- Has become more non physical over the years
- Before the banning of it in schools in 1867, corporal punishment was the number one means of discipline
- Not always intentional, harmful acts imposed on the child that make them suffer
- Can result in death, serious physical and emotional harm, or exploitation
- Physical
- Emotional/Verbal
- Sexual
- Neglect
References
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2013). Long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.
Long Term Affects of Abuse
"Discipline, Parenting Styles and Abuse." Pa-fsa, Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance, www.pa-fsa.org/Parents-Caregivers/Preventing-Child-Abuse-Neglect/Discipline-Parenting-Styles-and-Abuse.
Morin, Amy. "5 Different Types of Child Discipline." VeryWell, About, 12 Sept. 2016, www.verywell.com/types-of-child-discipline-1095064.
- Physical affects can be minor or severe
- NSCAW found that, at some point during the 3 years following a maltreatment investigation, 28% of children had a chronic health condition
- Can lead to having low self esteem, depression, and difficulties maintaining relationships
- Studies suggest that abused children are more likely to engage in self destructive behavior as they reach adolescence
Star-Ledger Editorial Board, editor. "Time to Eliminate Corporal Punishment in
Classrooms." NJ, New Jersey On-Line, 18 Feb. 2011, blog.nj.com/
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