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Spanking encourages children to misbehave, according to a new study.
New research on real-time audio recordings of parents punishing their children and found that spanking was significantly more common than parents admit.
Researchers discovered that parents often spanked kids for trivial misdeeds and children misbehaved 10 minutes after being punished.
While advocates of corporal punishment have outlined best practices for responsible spanking, that latest study reveals that parents often fail to follow the guidelines.
The study showed that parents weren't always calm when they punish their children, didn't use corporal punishment as the last resort and spanked for minor infractions and not just serious misbehavior.
Read more here.
New research on real-time audio recordings of parents punishing their children and found that spanking was significantly more common than parents admit.
Researchers discovered that parents often spanked kids for trivial misdeeds and children misbehaved 10 minutes after being punished.
While advocates of corporal punishment have outlined best practices for responsible spanking, that latest study reveals that parents often fail to follow the guidelines.
The study showed that parents weren't always calm when they punish their children, didn't use corporal punishment as the last resort and spanked for minor infractions and not just serious misbehavior.
Read more here.
