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corporal punishment

Public health The use of physical punishment–beating or other form of bodily injury to discipline children and control misbehavior. See Domestic violence. Cf Capital punishment.

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spanking			Three in four children are subject to physical punishment and one in three are either hit on the face, head or ears, or is hit hard repeatedly. Corporal Punishment is Still an Issue in Mideast: Unicef Report by Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Mothers who were smacked as kids had a greater tendency to use physical punishment on their own children than fathers who were also chastised. Dads softer on smacking than mums; CHILDCARE by The Mirror (London, England) The reason is obvious: lack of discipline, thanks to dogooders who ban physical punishment of any kind and disruptive youngsters - both boys and girls, who feel untouchable and kick/punches and swearing and even knives are part of an everyday occurrence. Bring back discipline; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England)			physical physical abuse physical activity physical aging physical allergy physical assessment physical chemistry physical deconditioning physical dependence physical diagnosis physical education physical examination physical field physical fitness physical fitness 1 physical fitness 2 physical half-life physical inactivity physical injury severity physical level Physical manipulation physical maturation: female physical maturation: male physical medicine physical mixture Physical punishment physical rehabilitation physical restraint physical science physical sign Physical status classification physical therapist physical therapy physical therapy assistant physically helpless physician physician assistant Physician Assisted Suicide physician autonomy Physician Bashing Physician Expert Witness physician extender Physician Glut physician health service plan Physician Impairment physician income Physician Invulnerability Syndrome Physician Oversupply physician profiling physician referral Physician Shopping			Physical plant Physical plant Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Physical Plant Building Physical Plant Office Physical Plant Services Physical point Physical Point of Attachment physical power Physical Problems, Institute of physical process Physical processe Physical processe Physical processe Physical processe Physical Profile Physical Profile Serial Code Physical Progress Review Physical properties Physical properties Physical Properties Measurement System physical properties of bone physical properties of bone physical properties of bone Physical Properties of Earth Materials physical property physical property Physical Protection System Physical protocol layer Physical Prototyping Team Physical punishment Physical quality of life index Physical quantities Physical quantity Physical Random Access Channel Physical Readiness Information Management System Physical Readiness Test Physical Readiness Training physical realizability physical record Physical Region Descriptor physical rehabilitation physical rehabilitation physical rehabilitation Physical Research Laboratory Physical Residual Functional Capacity physical residue Physical Resource Block physical restoration Physical restraint Physical restraint Physical restraint Physical restraint Physical Review A Physical Review A Online Physical Review B Physical Review C Physical Review D Physical Review E Physical Review Letters

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corporal punishment (redirected from Physical punishment)

corporal punishment
(redirected from Physical punishment)