It works, no doubt, and parents who do it usually do it out of love.
However, research suggests that using corporal punishment leaves your children less able to form meaningful relationships, more likely to suffer from depression and substance abuse problems and more likely to be both a perpetrator and victim of violent crime.
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Date: 2013-06-15 05:25 am (UTC)However, research suggests that using corporal punishment leaves your children less able to form meaningful relationships, more likely to suffer from depression and substance abuse problems and more likely to be both a perpetrator and victim of violent crime.