"The good news is, fewer parents support the use of
spanking than they did in the past.
The punishment, however, would not end in
spanking alone, Catu said.
Three fourths of adults agree or strongly agree with the statement, "It is sometimes necessary to discipline a child with a good, hard
spanking" (Smith, Hout, Marsden, & Kim, 2015), and behavior surveys estimate that 80% of parents have spanked their child at some point during childrearing (Gershoff, Lansford, Sexton, Davis-Kean, & Sameroff, 2012).
[USA], Nov 17 ( ANI ): Parents, you may want to avoid
spanking your kids, suggests a recent study.
Research has shown that physical punishment (i.e., the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child's behavior; usually
spanking, slapping, or whupping) is associated with numerous negative social, emotional, learning, and health problems.
The researchers analyzed the relationship between childhood
spanking and 17 outcomes, and found that 13 out of these 17 outcomes were significantly associated with
spanking.
According to studies, born-again Christians are 15 percent more likely than the rest of the population to agree that
spanking kids is acceptable.
The next fact is that other consequences, notably Time Out, work just as well as
spanking to reduce unwanted behaviors, but without the side effects.
Jones, 44, a former primary school headmaster at Trelogan now employed as an education consultant, admitted
spanking his 48-year-old wife - who is now divorcing him - last April.