Parenting: What is corporal punishment, and is it reasonable?

'Corporal Punishment' is when a parent, or anyone uses ANY physical force against a child, person, or animal in response to their behaviour.

Corporal punishment is not only used against children but is also used on adults for the same purpose, for example, domestic abuse incidents.

You should NOT use physical/corporal punishment against ANYONE under ANY circumstances because it is NEVER acceptable to inflict pain upon a child, partner, or person/animal because of their behaviour.

Corporal punishment is also used against animals in response to their behaviour. Corporal punishment is illegal, wrong, and cruel against anyone/any animal.

Corporal punishment is illegal under international human rights laws because the use of corporal punishment against another is a violation of the right to freedom from cruel, inhumane, freedom from physical violence, and degrading treatment, or punishment. In schools, corporal punishment would be an impingement of a right to a fair education. Corporal punishment may also be illegal under your own country's law(s). Most importantly, corporal punishment is morally wrong.

Corporal punishment is physical, and mental abuse because according to https://en.wikipedia.org/... Specialty. Psychiatry. Psychological abuse, often called emotional abuse, is a form of abuse, characterized by a person subjecting, or exposing another person to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.