A recent study looked into the long-standing debate surrounding the impact of spanking on child development. The study, published in the Marriage & Family Review, revealed that the punishment may not ...

Spanking children is a common practice among American parents. In 2012, over 70 percent of Americans agreed that “it is sometimes necessary to discipline a child with a good, hard spanking.” Spanking ...

“Spare the rod and spoil the child,” the saying goes, but research points to a much different conclusion. Spanking young kids can negatively impact future temperament over a decade later, according to ...

New evidence finds spanking is ineffective and harmful to children. The American Academy of Pediatrics is now telling parents not to use corporal punishment. They point to studies that show punishment ...

A wave of research published during the past year is strengthening what scientists demonstrated over several decades: Spanking doesn't work, and it may cause lasting harm to kids.

Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment,” many U.S. states allow physical punishment for students who have ...

For years, the so-called “cultural normativeness hypothesis” cast a shadow over efforts to ban corporal punishment worldwide. It suggested that in countries where disciplining children through ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Anti-social behavior. Aggression. Cognitive difficulties. They’re not the traits of a well-adjusted child – but they are more common in kids who get spanked, according to ...

Researchers reviewing 20 studies found nearly 1 in 20 infants experience physical aggression at home, highlighting the need for better data and early prevention.

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) — "You know, in my household, when a child behaves that way they get spanked," Ted Cruz said over the weekend to a young heckler at a rally in Indiana. The child protester ...