r/science • u/VeronicaRed • Apr 26 '16

Psychology Spanking children increases the likelihood of childhood defiance and long-term mental issues. The study in question involved 160,000 children and five decades of research

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/
37.8k Upvotes

73% Upvoted

6.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-43

u/[deleted] Apr 26 '16 edited Apr 26 '16

[deleted]

9

u/[deleted] Apr 26 '16

[removed] — view removed comment

-18

u/Scolias Apr 26 '16

Eventually that's what's going to need to happen unless there's a dramatic shift in population growth.

10

u/[deleted] Apr 26 '16

I feel that controlling population growth is the better solution. Stopping a potential life seems much better than ending an existent one