Is it harmful to pat a baby's bottom?

Many parents will spank their babies when playing with them, thinking that spanking will not do any harm to the baby because the buttocks have more flesh. However, it has been proven that frequently spanking a baby will have a certain impact on the child's IQ, which will be 5 points lower than the average IQ of normal children. Spanking will also cause psychological trauma to the child and may even cause the child to lack self-confidence. Try not to cause this kind of psychological trauma to your baby.

Children who are often physically punished have lower IQs

In a four-year follow-up study of 1,510 children aged 2 to 9, among the group of 806 children aged 2 to 4, the average IQ of children who were not physically punished was 5 points higher than those who were often beaten, while in the other group of 704 children aged 5 to 9, the gap was 28 points. "Some parents frequently use spanking to educate their children, which is extremely detrimental to the children's physical and mental health." Spanking can cause hematoma around the child's buttocks, poor blood circulation, and even necrotizing inflammation. "In addition, children in their growth and development period have more capillaries and their organs are more delicate. Once they are hit by external force, they are prone to bleeding and damage to organs such as the heart, brain, liver, and kidneys."

Violence hurts children's self-esteem and creates inferiority complex

In addition to damaging children's physical health, violent educational methods such as "spanking" are also extremely detrimental to their mental health. Zhu Xiaohua said that corporal punishment will destroy the close relationship between children and parents, and can easily have a negative impact on children's psychology. For example, using violent means such as spanking to educate some extroverted children will not only fail to have an educational effect, but it will also easily make the children develop a rebellious mentality and even encourage them to imitate using violence to solve problems. Using violent educational methods against timid children will make them less confident and more frustrated, which is not conducive to the formation of good character in them.

In addition to spanking, some parents also use ear pulling to educate their children. Although this form of punishment will not cause damage to the eardrum, in winter, exposed ears are prone to mild frostbite. Pulling the child's ears at this time can easily cause damage to the ear cartilage, infection or hematoma. Parents should try to avoid this.

Excessive force damages the child's brain tissue

The brain tissue is located in the cranial cavity, and the skull is connected to the human spine through the atlanto-occipital joint. If parents spank their children too hard or too violently, the child's buttocks will be suddenly hit and the impact can be transmitted to the atlanto-occipital joint through the spine, which may cause overall deformation of the skull and cause damage to the brain stem. The consequences are disastrous.

Spanking boys can cause testicular hematoma or rupture

Parents usually press their children down on the bed before spanking them. As the children struggle and swing, they may be injured by the edge of the bed or other objects they lean on, causing testicular hematoma or rupture. Some parents, out of anger, hit their children with belts, feather dusters or other hard objects, which can cause local hematoma in the gluteal muscles, poor blood circulation, and even necrotizing inflammation.

Directly lead to disharmony in parent-child relationship

Spanking children not only causes them physical pain, but also leaves a shadow on their hearts. When parents beat their children, they usually consider not to hurt the vital parts, but seldom consider that children also have dignity and have a psychological tolerance level for their parents' teachings. Children are naturally fragile, sensitive and easily hurt. Parents' momentary angry scolding and rude behavior often cause disharmony in the parent-child relationship, and in serious cases, it can create a permanent gap between themselves and their children.