The question of whether physical punishment is helpful or harmful to the development of
children has been subject to hundreds of research studies over the past several decades …

Abstract In February 2019, the American Psychological Association approved a resolution
on physical discipline of children by parents that recognized its negative impact on children; …

Background: Advocates for children's rights have recommended the elimination of all forms
of violent discipline given its detrimental effects on children's development. Yet, little is …

The strong and ever-growing evidence base demonstrating that physical punishment places
children at risk for a range of negative outcomes, coupled with global recognition of …

Background Many learning needs arise in the early postpartum period, and it is important to
examine interventions used to educate new parents about caring for their newborns during …

Stopping violence against children is prioritized in goal 16 of the Sustainable Development
Goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. All forms of child corporal …

Positive attitudes toward the use of corporal punishment (CP) predict subsequent spanking
behavior. Given that CP has frequently been associated with behavior problems in children …

The majority of US parents spank their children, often beginning when their children are very
young. We examined families (N= 2,788) who participated in a longitudinal community …

This study examined whether fathers' and mothers' spanking contributed to development of
child aggression in the first 5 years of life. We selected parents (N= 1,298) who were married …

Abstract Consecutive English and Spanish speaking caregivers of 6–24 month old children
were randomly assigned to either a control or intervention group. Parents in the intervention …