Common Arguments Against Spanking:

• Spanking Leads to Adult Dysfunction

Counterpoint: Ordinary Spanking Does Not Equal Corporal Punishment

• Spanking Causes Aggression in Children

Counterpoint: Quality Research Shows No Evidence of Causing Aggression

Counterpoint: Association, Not Causation

•  Spanking Leads to Child Abuse

Counterpoint: No Evidence of a Link

• Spanking Teaches that Hitting is OK

Counterpoint: Ordinary Spanking Doesn’t Teach a Child to Hit

• Spanking is Never Necessary

Counterpoint: Spanking is a Needed Corrective Measure

• Spanking is an Ineffective Solution to Child Misbehavior

Counterpoint: Spanking is Effective