I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Hello how are you guys doing today? So my name is Emily and this is my daughter Adeline. *(smacks Adeline on the head, pulls her hair, yanks her arm, and smacks her hand). So who felt uncomfortable watching that and not just because this was a doll? Now imagine if this was a live child. She would have felt the sting of each slap and most likely winced once she saw my hand raise each time. B. Introduce Topic: This is my message for you today. To ban corporal punishment within the home. Now the kind of corporal punishment I’m referring to is punishment administered by an adult to the body of a child ranging in severity from a slap to a spanking. Now, does anyone have a child? C. Reason to Listen/Credibility : Okay so most of you don’t, but I’m sure at some point in your life you have encountered a child who is so irritating that you have to physically remove yourself from their presence. Well, I happen to have a little niece and every weekend she stays with us. She is eight now, but this has been happening since the age of one so trust me I have been through those terrible twos, terrifying threes, frightening fours, and into the stage she has been in since six, sassy. I know what it’s like to be so annoyed at a child where you think smacking them is the only way to solve the problem, but we all need to learn why physical punishment does nothing good for children. D. Preview of Main Points: There are so many reasons I could give as to why children should not be physically punished, but I’m going to break it down into the three categories I believe should be enough of a reason to stop. First, think of what it could do to your child socially. Second, think about your child’s future education. Third, there are so many alternatives parents can use instead of spanking. Transition: So the first thing I’m going to talk about is how corp oral punishment affects a child’s social life both with others and within themselves. II. Body A. Main Point #1: Social Aspects 1. Subpoint #1: Interaction with others~ Now more than ever, networking is a key aspect to success and building those developed social interactions at a young age is incredibly important. a. Supporting Evidence: In an academic journal about the benefits of never spanking, a research study followed 3,000 children in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from ages 3-14. The results led people to conclude that the more corporal punishment used, the greater the tendency for antisocial behavior. These findings were also consistent regardless of race, gender, and socioeconomic status . (New Evidence...) If antisocial behaviors start this young, it becomes a habit and that habit will be hard to break when your child is being interviewed by a complete stranger and expected to form a connection within 20-30 minutes. b. Supporting Evidence: The same study also showed that higher amounts of corporal punishment in the home led to a greater am.

1. I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: Hello how are you guys doing today? So
my name is Emily and this is my daughter Adeline. *(smacks
Adeline on the head, pulls her hair, yanks her arm, and smacks
her hand). So who felt uncomfortable watching that and not just
because this was a doll? Now imagine if this was a live child.
She would have felt the sting of each slap and most likely
winced once she saw my hand raise each time.
B. Introduce Topic: This is my message for you today. To ban
corporal punishment
within the home. Now the kind of corporal punishment I’m
referring to is punishment
administered by an adult to the body of a child ranging in
severity from a slap to a spanking. Now, does anyone have a
child?
C. Reason to Listen/Credibility
: Okay so most of you don’t, but I’m sure at some point
in your life you have encountered a child who is so irritating
that you have to
physically remove yourself from their presence. Well, I happen
to have a little niece and every weekend she stays with us. She
is eight now, but this has been happening since the age of one
so trust me I have been through those terrible twos, terrifying
threes, frightening fours, and into the stage she has been in
since six, sassy.
I know what it’s
like to be so annoyed at a child where you think smacking them
is the only way to solve the problem, but we all need to learn
why physical punishment does nothing good for children.
D. Preview of Main Points: There are so many reasons I could
give as to why children
should not be physically punished, but I’m going to break it
down into the three
categories I believe should be enough of a reason to stop. First,
think of what it could do

2. to your child socially. Second, think about your child’s future
education. Third, there are
so many alternatives parents can use instead of spanking.
Transition:
So the first thing I’m going to talk about is how corp
oral punishment affects
a child’s
social life both with others and within themselves.
II. Body
A. Main Point #1: Social Aspects
1. Subpoint #1: Interaction with others~ Now more than ever,
networking is a key aspect to success and building those
developed social interactions at a young age is incredibly
important.
a. Supporting Evidence: In an academic journal about the
benefits of never spanking, a research study followed 3,000
children in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from
ages 3-14. The results led people to conclude that the more
corporal punishment used, the greater the tendency for
antisocial behavior. These findings were also consistent
regardless of race, gender, and socioeconomic status
. (New Evidence...)
If antisocial behaviors start this young, it becomes a habit and
that habit will be hard to break when your child is being
interviewed by a complete stranger and expected to form a
connection within 20-30 minutes.
b. Supporting Evidence: The same study also showed that higher
amounts of corporal punishment in the home led to a greater
amount of fighting at
school five years down the road (New Evidence...). Remember
the age
group was from 3-14. So five years down the road ranges from
8-19 years old. Well that upper age region is getting into high
school years. Getting into fights are a serious matter and are not
taken lightly, especially if it
goes on that child’s permanent record.

3. 2. Subpoint #2: Within Self~ There can also be damage done to
the brain caused
by corporal punishment that can hurt a child’s chance with
normal social
behavior.
a. Supporting Evidence: When a child is say being spanked, his
dopaminergic region is stimulated. This region might bias social
behavior towards increasing personal monetary rewards at the
cost of those of other people (Dopaminergic Stimulation). Now
this would hinder
anyone’s
ability to have normal social interactions if you are throwing
people under the bus for money.
b. Supporting Evidence: Along with dopaminergic stimulation,
there is also a decrease in the levels of dopamine (The Link
Between). What that leads to is an increased amount of apathy,
also known as an absence of interest, emotion, or concern. Yet
again, you can see how having no interest or concern in what
people are talking about could hinder
someone’s ability to be socially aware.
Internal Summary/Transition: Now I know that building a good
social network is a key to success, but another key to success is
education and corporal punishment
can affect a child’s education in a big way.
B. Main Point #2: Educational Aspects 1. Subpoint #1: General
Tests
a. Supporting Evidence: An academic journal that talks about
the physical punishment of children performed a neuroimaging
study that suggests
physical punishment reduces the volume of the brain’s grey
matter in
areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale (Physical punishment).
b. Supporting Evidence: As well as a standardized intelligence
test, a reduced amount of gray matter leads to poorer
performance in the completion of psychological tasks as

4. opposed to someone with a normal amount of gray matter (Gray
matter). That information was found in an article posted by
Science Daily. Standardized tests are used all throughout the
country, which is why the amount of gray matter is so important
to the brain.
2. Subpoint #2: Specific Instances~ Something that I found
pretty shocking was that the effects of corporal punishment
could follow a child up to college.
a. Supporting Evidence: An academic journal talked about the
relationship between corporal punishment in childhood and
academic dishonesty in college students. 231 students from
three different colleges took an online survey. These questions
were about their participation in college cheating, their
happiness about their home life, and how they were disciplined
as a child. Out of those 231 students 80% responded yes to
cheating and of that 80%, 35% reported experiencing at least
some level of severe physical discipline during childhood. (The
Relationship
Between). I know that doesn’t seem a like a lot, but this was
only a survey
of 231 students from three colleges. The numbers start to add up
once you look at the bigger picture.
Internal Summary/Transition: Now, believe me, I know how
hard it can be to control your emotions when a child is just not
listening to you and acting like a fool. What I want to remind
you is that there are multiple alternatives to the
typical “spank it out of them” style.
C. Main Point #3: Better Alternatives
1. Subpoint #1: What Parents Can Do
a. Supporting Evidence: The first thing you should ask yourself
is what
you could do as a parent. If you are just so fired up that you
can’t even
speak, you should walk out of the room, but first making sure
the child will be in no danger once you leave. What happens is
the child sees that you were extremely worked up, but you

5. removed yourself from the situation until you could cool down
and get your emotions under control.
There is this phenomenon called ‘Monkey See Monkey Do’ and
the basic
principle is that the mirror neurons in the brain observe actions
where they can later be recreated. So, a child who observes a
parent to walk away when a situation is filled with high
emotions until they are calm will mirror this action in the
future.
b. Supporting Evidence: In an academic journal about positive
parenting it says a key aspect is communication through
verbalization, active listening, and respect (Positive Parenting).
Instead of raising your voice, which could lead to physical
actions, take a deep breath and respect your child while you
communicate that you expect to be respected as well. Simply
ask your child, in a calm tone, why he or she may be upset. If
your child is yelling you could simply state that you are being
respectful by not raising your voice and you expect them to do
the same.
2. Subpoint #2
: Child’s Choice
~ Another way to show that you respect your children is by
giving them responsibility.
a. Supporting Evidence: Give your child an option either he can
continue doing this, or get a punishment. If he continues, give
him the options of two punishment that you pick out.
Internal Summary/Transition: Those are just a few alternatives
that we can do instead of using physical punishment.
III. Conclusion
A. Summarize Main Points: In conclusion, I just want to remind
you that I can only imagine how hard parenting a child can be,
especially when you are sleep deprived and irritated. Just
remember that you alone have control as to how your child gets
punished inside the home. This control could have a partial
impact on y

6. our child’s futur
e whether it be socially or educationally and that you have so
many alternatives besides the simple swat on the butt.
B. Reemphasize central idea: Corporal punishment should no
longer be allowed in homes because while a smacked head may
grab their atte
ntion in the moment, it’s not worth
what your child could go through in the future.
C. Motivate Audience to Respond: I urge you that if you guys
ever have any children, to think twice before raising the hand,
take a breath, and choose one of the alternative ways to handle
the situation. Now I know this might not happen for another 10
years perhaps so after this speech, my hope is that you guys go
online and either start or sign a petition to forbid corporal
punishment from happening in the home. It is as easy as
googling ‘petition to ban corporal punishment.’
D. Closing: So thank you and I hope you think twice when you
see a child being physically punished in public or when you
have your own child one day and are about to raise your hand
because having harsh control in the present is not worth having
no control in the future.
Speaking Outline
Intro:
Transition: First things first, a social life I. Social Life
A. Networking is key. Build social interactions
i. 3,000 children from 3-14 years old. More corporal
punishment, greater tendency antisocial behavior (New

7. Evidence for the Benefits of Never Spanking)
a. think about interviews D. Also damage to brain
i. decrease in levels of dopamine
increase apathy (The link between dopamine f
unction...)
a. interest, emotion, or concern. Hinder social awareness
Transition: Education=Key
II. Education
A. Shocking! Corporal punishment and college. Cheating, home
life, young punishment. College study: 231: 80%: 35% (The
Relationship Between Di
sciplinary...)
Gets big!
B. neuroimaging study, lower gray matter, Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale (Physical
punishment of children...)
. It follows me!
Transition: Now believe me, emotions are hard
... “spank it out” of them
III. Alternatives
A. Leave room, monkey see monkey do-mirror neurons
activated (Monkey See, Monkey Do). Future=actions recreated
B. No hands, voice! Positive parenting= verbalization, active
listening, respect (Positive Parenting). Verbalization and active
listening.
i. Too worked up, ask. Yelling, respect.
Call To Action: Think twice and choose alternative, internet
petition
A.
Question: Real doll? Now imagine...
B. My message: ban corporal punishment in homes. What type?
Any children?
C. Credibility: Physically remove, I have a niece, 2, 3, 4,
annoyed smacking

8. D. List main points: so many reason, I got 3: implications
social, impact education, many alternatives
Conclusion:
A. I can only imagine...parents have control. Impact on social,
education, alternatives.
C. I thank you! Harsh control
no control