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Researchers focused on whether kids that are spanked are more likely to share or, conversely, more likely to have anxiety, years down the li

Spanking found to impact children's brain response, leading to lasting consequences.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says new evidence and research not only show that spanking affects a child’s brain development and increa

Kids who are spanked tend to act out more and have more problems later on.

A multiyear study shows spanking kids makes them more aggressive later on

Spanking is a risk factor for children's social competency. However, establishing causality is a challenge, given selection bias in samples

Background There is a vast literature on the negative associations between spanking in childhood and various psychosocial developmental outc

The use of corporal punishment in schools is not an effective or ethical method for management of behavior concerns and causes harm to stude

Spanking has been linked to multiple maladaptive child outcomes. However, previous research linking spanking with children's executive funct

This technical report describes the prevalence, risk factors for, and consequences of child corporal punishment, which it defines as “any pu