What is the punishment for beating parents?

Those who intentionally abuse their parents or senior citizens under their care and protection or abandon them may be sentenced to six months’ imprisonment or slapped with a fine of Rs 10,000 or both, according to a bill introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

How many parents use corporal punishment?

41.6\% of parents physically punished or “smacked” child in the past year. 50-60\% of parents reported using mild corporal punishment in the last month. 65\% of parents said they hit their children. 91\% of children experienced “violent discipline” in their homes.

Should parents use corporal punishment to discipline their children?

Baumrind et al. suggest that those parents whose emotional make-up may cause them to cross the line between appropriate corporal punishment and physical abuse should be counseled not to use corporal punishment as a technique to discipline their children. But, that other parents could use mild to moderate corporal punishment effectively.

Where is corporal punishment still legal in the US?

In the US schools corporal punishment is still legal in 19 states, mostly across the South and Southwest. A disproportionate number of African American children receive corporal punishment in the schools and by their parents in the their homes and even in public places.

Does corporal punishment lead to delinquency?

But, Gershoff also cautions that her findings do not imply that all children who experience corporal punishment turn out to be aggressive or delinquent. A variety of situational factors, such as the parent/child relationship, can moderate the effects of corporal punishment.

How many points do you get for corporal punishment?

For the purposes of the corporal punishment items: If the mother is not observed hitting her child, she gains a point. If she reports hitting her child no more than one time during the previous week, she gains a point. If both, she gains two points.