There are various forms of punishment given to children, among all the punishment; there are some that are bad and harmful to the health of the child which affects them in the near future.
Punishing children, especially girls by inserting pepper into their private parts is a bad practice by some parents and they should desist from it. Speaking to Rite news, Dr. Isaac Sarfo, a clinical psychologist at the Koforidua Central Hospital said there were several negative effects on children due to that irresponsible act perpetrated by some parents on them.
In his words, Dr. Sarfo said the callous practice introduces pain in the reproductive area in the girl child education and it affects them when they grow up. He stressed that this leads to pain during sexual intercourse during their adult life which sometimes even puts them off altogether from having sex.
He noted that the drugs sold in vehicles for insertion by women into their private parts sometimes have negative effects on such women and advised them to desist from patronizing such wayside drugs.
Dr. Sarfo also advised the public not to insert objects into their private parts as well as the call on parents not to punish their wards by resorting to the unorthodox means of inserting pepper, ginger and other concoctions into their private parts.
Source: ritefmonline.org
