Here's why spanking is harmful and ineffective, what discipline tactics you can use instead, and when to seek help.

March 16, 2012 — -- It is one of the most controversial methods of child discipline, but spanking in school-- usually with a wooden or fiberglass paddle -- is still allowed by law in 19 states.

Spanking a child leads to bad behaviors, not the better manners some parents may think a smack on the bottom will elicit, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and ...

A new study finds spanking and other physical discipline techniques continue to have adverse effects on children for far longer than originally thought. Children spanked when they were as young as 15 ...

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Spanking therapy uses spanking as a form of release. People may choose to take part in spanking therapy to release stress and responsibility, explore power roles, or work through negative emotions or ...

Most children will have been spanked by adolescence, research says. — -- The pending child abuse case against Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson has brought spanking, a common form of child ...

As everyone living above ground knows, Minnesota Vikings' star running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted on child abuse charges. The NFL star hit his four-year-old son with a "switch," creating ...

Is a tap on the rump OK just to correct behavior the way your parents did? Or is spanking in any form child abuse – enough said? A large study from BMJ Open found spanking, slapping and smacking has ...