Is spanking wrong? Clearly, hitting anyone in anger or when losing an argument is bad
behaviour. To do this to children sets a bad example and may only teach them that violence …

© 1999 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors than less attention to the child's
behaviour. However, there is no scientific evidence for either view. Ending spanking is a …

In the late 1970s there was a report in the British tabloid press that a manufacturer of school
canes or straps (memory is uncertain after 25 years) was apparently indignant that his …

Scientific data do not support a blanket injunction against the use of corporal punishment.
The shortand long-term consequences of corporal punishment, or any other disciplinary …

In Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Italy, Israel,
Germany and Austria, it is illegal for a parent, teacher, or anyone else to spank a child. In …

The research on discipline is synthesized and presented in a highly readable form making
the case against corporal punishment of children. The negative results are presented …

Since the Millennium, the use of physical punishment in the home has been a widely
debated topic across the UK. Reliance on public opinion has been an important feature of …

Progress is being made toward the goal of nonviolence in the family. Assaults on partners
have decreased (Straus, 1995). Fewer and fewer parents and professionals who advise …

After explicitly recognizing the causal ambiguity of all prior evidence of detrimental child
outcomes of parental spanking, Straus et al2 proceed to claim too much for their current …