Don't believe us? Here's what Science has to say... Smacking children as a means of discipline (read: corporal punishment) is a controversial topic of conversation whether you have children or not.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children who have had bad experiences of being smacked are more likely to have poor mental health and behavioural problems as they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) (Julia Beverly via Getty Images) Former ...

Smacking children as a form of punishment could result in lower school grades or lead to riskier teenage behaviour, a study ...

Proposals to make smacking children illegal have been dropped from new laws making their way through the Northern Ireland Assembly. Some say a ban would have offered young people legal protection ...

Proposals to make smacking children illegal have been dropped from new laws making their way through the Northern Ireland Assembly. Some say a ban would have offered young people legal protection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All four of the UK’s children’s commissioners have previously jointly called for a wholesale smacking ban (PA) The failure to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campaigners have called for England and Northern Ireland to make smacking children illegal, in-line with Scotland and Wales [PA ...

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