NCJ Number
130386
Date Published
1990
Length
0 pages
Annotation
The videocassette teaches alternatives to corporal punishment for children. It presents four typical parent-child interactions that often lead to shaking, hitting, and spanking and discusses what the parents could do instead.
Abstract
The video uses four typical parent-child situations to educate parents in ways to prevent child abuse by using alternatives to corporal punishment. The first situation involves a stressed single parent with a crying baby at night who shakes the baby to stop it crying. Alternatives presented for this type of situation involve a positive attitude, properly checking a baby, and how to comfort a baby by rocking, singing, etc. The second situation involves a toddler who is exploring his world and will not cooperate when his father says to stay out of a cabinet full of cleaning materials. The alternatives to spanking presented are ideas such as childproofing a house and redirecting a child's attention. The third situation involves a child opposing its mother and the mother yelling and threatening. Alternatives given for this include building a child's self-esteem, giving a child a transitional period between playtime and family duties, and keeping a sense of humor. The last situation involves alternatives to hitting when a child does not do what it is told to do. These include making rules about family jobs, setting a model to show a child how to do an expected job, and setting reasonable expectations.