Bad puns aside, it is a regular discussion of modern parenting: whether giving your offspring a quick slap on the hand/leg/bottom should be allowable. For this parent, it has been tried and tested ...

The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child – hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance – is still highly controversial. In England, this ...

Spanking a child leads to bad behaviors, not the better manners some parents may think a smack on the bottom will elicit, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and ...

We need to support and educate parents to change their outdated attitudes about smacking. Image from shutterstock.com Most parents want what’s best for their children. But when it comes to discipline, ...

A mum has spoken of her shock after another parent reportedly smacked her child during an after school activity. The mother, who said she doesn't agree with smacking, posted anonymously on parenting ...