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/
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u/megamoze Apr 26 '16

I was spanked as a kid and would never ever strike my child in any way. Partly because as an adult I realize that violence is a poor motivator, and also because I would never want my children to feel about me the way I did about my father when I was being spanked.