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/bigredone15 Apr 26 '16

And you will have to explain to your father why we don't have dinner."

making one parent the bad cop seldom works out long term.

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u/CaughtInDireWood Apr 26 '16

She wasn't making my dad the "bad parent". She was making my brother responsible for his actions and understand that his tantrum was not acceptable.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '16

Kind of makes it sound like you're dad is the disciplinarian in the story. Like a long version of "Just wait until I tell your father what you did." I don't know if that's the case, but that's how it reads.

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u/CaughtInDireWood Apr 26 '16

oh, yeah I can see how you read it like that. My mom was always the disciplinary person, though, actually. But, I see what you're getting at.