Many parents lack the skills to properly teach and discipline their children. As a result, out of sheer frustration, parents lash out physically and/or verbally. Hitting a child or scolding him has long-term harmful effects. It is necessary to provide prospective parents with strategies for dealing with disciplinary problems. Support groups should also offer training to parents. When parents have had a difficult day, whether due to work, family, or other people or events, they tend to attack the misbehaving child without thinking. The parent lets his anger build up, unable to release it towards the appropriate situation he is actually frustrated by. "It's so easy to get caught up in a frenzy. It's hard to pull back" (Globe & Mail 2005). A mom at work can't yell at a boss and risk getting fired. A father cannot scold his wife without an argument resulting. In most situations frustration and anger build, then when a child walks into a room and misbehaves, the parent, finally feeling like they have power over something, lashes out at the child. Another point made in the article is that parents hit or yell at a child because there are times when a child cries and the parent cannot stand it any longer. Some parents will justify hitting or yelling with the excuse "that it's a form of productive discipline. It's good that my child learns that they can't get away with it. It will help them in the future." In all reality, parents do this because they know it will stop the unwanted behavior. As appropriate as these actions may seem to the parents, they are not fair to the child. With social roles, acquiescence towards corporal punishment as appropriate discipline...... at the center of the paper......t same from generation to generation. Furthermore, the government should recognize the effects of hitting and/or screaming on children and instead turn a blind eye to the situation. They should put more laws in place to protect innocent children. These children are the future and will determine the outcome of our society. This is a problem that needs to be solved before it even begins. Works Cited “Abandon the Rod and Save the Child.” The humanist. March 2000.Gale Opposing views in context. Network. October 28, 2011. "Finding parental peace." Globe and mail. February 26, 2005. Gale Opposing views in context. Network. November 20, 2011. "Mommy Says 'Don't Spank'." Current events. December 17, 2007. Gale Opposing views in context. Network. October 28, 2011. "Spanking children: a perverse risk." New York Post. March 2, 2008. Gale Opposing views in context. Network. October 28. 2011.