Here's why spanking is harmful and ineffective, what discipline tactics you can use instead, and when to seek help.

Physical punishment of children is a controversial issue throughout the world. Many countries have banned physical punishment in schools, and several have banned it in all settings. In the United ...

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes—including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional development ...

Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of behavior problems in children, according to a new study. Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of ...

In much of the world, we have outlawed physical violence against adults, including the physical punishment of women, prisoners and military recruits. It is also illegal in many places to hit a dog. In ...

Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson, warming up Sept. 7 before the team's season opener at St. Louis, was placed on the exempt-commissioner's permission list early Wednesday morning while he ...

Teachers believed that corporal punishment encouraged children to focus: All three generations of teachers in the study ...

Discipline involves teaching your child ways to behave, follow rules, and learn self-control. Abuse isn’t discipline but rather actions that harm a child. Learn the difference and where to find help.

THE government has issued a chilling warning against excessive physical violence on children in the name of instituting ...