Spanking Your Kids Likely Does More Harm Than Good Here Are 7 Things To Try Instead Erin Bunch
Spanking may be on the decline in America, but it s far from obsolete.
JAMA Pediatrics reports that 15 percent fewer parents spanked their kids in 2017 than they did in 1993, but many moms, dads, and caregivers continue to believe that children should be spanked. (I was! Were you?!?) If you re someone who believes in spanking your kids, you re likely not alone. But a new analysis of over 69 studies on the subject makes a compelling argument for putting this corporal punishment behind you.
The review, published this past June in the journal