Articles Tagged: smack

Should I be banned from smacking my child?

By Ian Newbold, Oct 19, 2011

Do you smack your child or not? How you discipline your child is still one of the hottest parenting debates; some believing it's fine to do as their parents did, others that it's a brutal and ineffective discipline method, and most of us thoroughly confused by the law.

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New study shows smacking makes kids more aggressive

By Jenny Cornish, Apr 18, 2010

A new study has been produced showing a link between smacking and aggression. Experts did a survey of nearly 2,500 ...

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Smacking children "can make them aggressive and anti-social"

By Jenny Cornish, Nov 8, 2009

Smacking makes children more likely to be aggressive and anti-social, research has found. Children who were smacked at the ...

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