A child comes home early from school one day and his mother asks him why he is home so early. The child tells his mother that he was sent home early for getting into an argument with another child at school, and not stopping when told to do so. So the parent decides that she must spank her son so he will not attempt to fight again. She spanks him once and then he apologizes for his actions. Is this an example of child abuse? I'd say no, but you can decide for yourself by reading the following definition of child abuse.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines child abuse or "battered child syndrome" as:

A combination of continuing, serious physical injuries, such as bruises, scratches, hematomas, burns, or malnutrition, inflicted on a child through gross abuse usually by parents, guardians, or other caregivers.

From this definition, I think that disciplining your child is not child abuse. I believe this because a child needs to be disciplined every once in awhile as long as you don't bruise or scar anyone. I also believe tat disciplining your child is not child abuse because a parent is given so few options of how to raise a child. Another reason I believe that discipline is not

There are many consequences of child abuse. There are also many different types of child abuse, whether it is through verbal abuse or through constant hitting. Although there is child abuse I still believe that a child needs to be disciplined, not abused though, every once in awhile. I also believe that if done right disciplining your child is not child abuse because parents are given so few options on how to raise their children. I also believe discipline is not child abuse because I have witnessed child abuse and it is only child abuse when you discipline with extreme measures.

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child abuse because I have witnessed child abuse and I believe it is only child abuse when you discipline with extreme measures.

Another reason I believe that disciplining your child is not child abuse is because parents have really limited methods of raising their child other than disciplining. Some parents' methods of raising their child is to just let them do whatever they want to do with their lives. While on the other hand, they have the option of disciplining their child which I think is the better of the two. This is the better of the two because the child will grow up with no respect or manors. On the other hand if you discipline your child and not abuse him/her your child will be more likely to be more responsible, respect others more, and to have better manors than someone that was not disciplined in their childhood. One example of this would be my cousins. Ma

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