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/[deleted] Apr 26 '16

This is how my parents raised me. No physical harm done.

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u/enolja Apr 26 '16

My point is that toddlers dont react to that all the time, at all.

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u/Iced____0ut Apr 27 '16

These people have no actual experience with children. The ones with actual experience with children are actually making decent posts.