physical punishment
Bodily pain penalty
Physical punishment is the infliction of bodily pain as a penalty for wrongdoing.
Parents spank children, schools once used the paddle, courts ordered flogging or caning.
The term often appears in debates about child discipline: The country banned physical punishment in schools.
Distinguished from other consequences like fines, confinement, or loss of privileges.
- spankingStriking the buttocks
- caningStriking with a rod
- school disciplineEnforcement of student conduct rules
- floggingBeating as punishment
- whippingRepeated striking blows
woodshed · time out · wooden spoon · red marks · traditional practices · trauma · paddling · fear · belt · cat-o'-nine-tails · smacking · slapping · spare the rod · learned helplessness · shame · humiliation · guilt · proportionality
- corporal punishmentflogging, whipping, caning, lashing, beating
- Ancient Punishmentsamputation, blinding, castration, hamstringing
physical punishmentverbal warning
Spoken notice of wrongdoing
time-out · grounding · logical consequences · natural consequences · loss of privileges
physical punishmentpositive reinforcement
Strengthening behavior through rewards
praise · reward · treats · privileges · incentives
physical punishmentgentle touch
nurturing · soothing · caressing · embracing · healing touch