ours learned by children from their parents. A theory is that violent behaviour is passed down from generation to generation through families (Cole & Flanagin, Pg. 2). The majority of Americans are subjected to corporal punishment at one point or another during their lifetime(Kandel, Pg. 4). Surveys suggested that almost all American parents used physical punishment at one point or another and the punishment was regared as an appropriate child rearing technique. Another survey also suggested that some psychologists belive physical punishment to be an effective and useful socialization tool(Kandel, Pg. 2). Aggression is commonly conceived as existing on a continuum, ranging from very severe parental aggression to much milder and normal parental aggression, such as use of corporal or physical punishment(Kandel, Pg. 1). A common concern is that parental use of physical punishment will lead to aggressive behaviour in children.There are three types of relationships between parents and their children, the first is a positive, linear one: some researchers have contended that any parental aggression may be positive and casually related to the development of antisocial aggression, the second group suggested that lack of physical punishment may contribute casually to the development of aggression and in the third group there was either too little or too much physical punishment that may increase the probability of aggressive behaviour in children(Kandel, Pg. 2). '' Children learn to be civilized by watching adults behave in civilized ways. But it is not enough for us to demonstate behaviours that are merely socially acceptable. We must also demonstrate how to be caring, compassionate, and kind to our own children, to our friends children, to children who areat risk of becoming violent or of becoming victims, ect. in other words, to all children.(Birckmayer, Pg. 2) '' Most child homicides are perpetrated by their caregivers , '' What ...
