Should parents be allowed to hit their children?

Imagine walking through a supermarket, and you see a 4 year old, cursing his mother out. You say to yourself “That’s a shame, he needs a beating.” Should parents be allowed to hit their children? I think they should because it teaches children discipline, there should be limitations, and there’s a difference between child abuse and a whipping.

My first reason is because it teaches children discipline. It teaches children discipline because it’s a forceful way of showing kids what they did was wrong. I think by whipping your child it won’t only show discipline but it will show respect too. Respect means “An act of giving particular attention.” By beating your child he/she would understand what respect and obedience is.

Not only does hitting you child show discipline, but also I think there should be limitations on how you beat your child. There shouldn’t be child abuse such as: hitting a child with a remote. Verbal abuse: cursing your child out, and emotional abuse: calling your child names and making them think bas thoughts about themselves. As in my scenario the person said, “He should get a beating” He deserved one because he was being disrespectful to his mother.

Lastly, I believe there’s a difference between child abuse and a child whipping. Child abuse is when you constantly hit or punish a child for a personal reason, or just cause. An example of child abuse is from the story Huckleberry Fin. Huck's father beat him, tortured him, and put him in the cabin with no food or water. A child whipping is when you beat a child with a reason such as disrespect, disobendience. Etc.

In conclusion, we're in the 21st century where disrespect is everywhere: music, school, and streets. Why should it be in your home too? You can change that. I believe parents should beat their child because it shows discipline and respect. What do you believe?