When discipline hurts: The hidden impact of parental control

Medium | 12.11.2025 21:27

When discipline hurts: The hidden impact of parental control

Lorraine Reay

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Many parents see discipline as love but when taken too far, it can leave lasting emotional scars. This blog explores how strict parenting can cross the line from guidance to harm.

Introduction

WE all have been disciplined by our parents, but have you thought it can cause major harm to children leading to death. Parents often use the saying “SPARE THE ROD SPOIL THE CHILD” do you know not think this is just an excuses to punish their vulnerable child which leads them to death and neglect, there are cases such as Mary Ellen Wilson, Gabriel Fernandez, Elisa Izquierdo and many more. Children are frail and scared to tell people what's going on the their house as they are being threatened by their parents I will be giving my perspective on this story a long with survey data for proof how many people are for it or against it, let the data speak for itself. The survey has been sent to respondents of All age group.

Mary Ellen Wilson case which led to the Creation of the NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDERN IN THE YEAR 1874 and Incorporated in 1875 , the first Child Protection agency in the world also know as Gerry Society.

It plays an pivotal role of children's rights and child protective services, till today it offers support and advocacy for high-risk and abused children, parental skills classes, and professional training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect