Despite being banned in 34 countries around the world, almost 18 percent of the world's nations (End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2013). Corporal punishment remains among the most favorable methods of discipleship. Slapping, pinching and spanking form the basis of this barbaric method. Although it shows a slight reduction in misbehaving tendencies in children, it causes a series of harmful effects. Which suggests that corporal punishment should not be used in schools or at home. Corporal punishment encourages violence, but many parents and teachers support the need for corporal punishment because spanking children usually stops them from misbehaving. However, in the long term, and according to research conducted by Professor Murray Straus (1994), children exposed to corporal punishment are 2 to 6 times more likely to be physically hostile (p. 318). Because corporal punishment is a lesson in violence and aggression. Children learn by example, so hitting the child gives an unintended message that they can physically harm someone smaller and weaker than them. It also gives the idea that control is achieved through force, which often creates fear and resentment towards authority in the child. In some cases, children also develop very hostile and malicious behavior due to their exposure to long-term harsh punishment. A study by Cathy Widom shows that children whose parents spanked, kicked, or punched them were more likely to engage in both violent and property crimes (such as cited in Straus, 1994, p. 107). Corporal punishment destroys the loving relationship between parents and their children. Thus, for many, corporal punishment is seen as an act of deep affection and care. Some people believe that an occasional punishment in the middle of a paper and only being handed out once their behavior has adjusted can help them adopt more obedient behavior. There are also many more creative ways to discipline children that don't include the use of paddles, poles and belts. Works Cited Straus, M.A. (1994). Beating the Devil Out of ThemNew Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.Human Rights Watch. (1999). Spare the child: corporal punishment in Kenyan schools. Retrieved from http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/kenya/Kenya999.htmEnd All corporal punishment of children. (2013, October). States with total abolition. Retrieved from http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/progress/prohib_states.htmlAdams, G. (April 26, 2001). A foster child's grisly death is drawing scrutiny. Times Daily retrieved from http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=20010426&id=6m4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1413,3389944