A Counselor Is Running a Parents' Group When the Topic

question 7

Multiple Choice

A counselor is running a parents' group when the topic of spanking as a disciplinary technique is raised.What is the most accurate statement based on research that the counselor can offer?

• A)Spanking is one of a variety of techniques that are effective in teaching prosocial skills to children.
• B)Spanking should be used with young children for potentially dangerous kinds of misbehavior like running across a street because it is the only thing they understand under the circumstances.
• C)Spanking is the best way to discipline young children but only when it is accompanied by a hug or some show of affection afterward.
• D)Spanking may gain immediate compliance,but it does not aid development of self-regulation and it may increases a child's aggressiveness.

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