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Mom's Spanking Fuels Toddler's Aggression

by Susan Stiffelman, MFT, Posted Jul 11th 2011 11:00AM

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Study Attempts Accurate Portrait of Spanking

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jun 29th 2011 1:30PM

70 percent of college-educated women spank their kids while 90 percent of all parents believe in the practice. Credit: Getty Images
Sometimes you have to smack a kid.
Sure, some liberal hippie parents pitch a fit whenever a kid is ...Real-world incidents of corporal punishment discreetly recorded.
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Judge to Mom: 'You Don't Spank Children'

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Jun 21st 2011 11:00AM

To spank or not to spank? At least one judge says don't even go there. No, Rosalina Gonzales wasn't put behind bars for spanking her toddler, but prosecutors and a judge in Corpus Christie, Texas, let it be known that whacking a kid on the ...Judge tells mom spanking is not OK in today's parenting world.
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Bill Requiring Schools to Get Parents' Permission Before Spanking Kids Passes Texas House

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 13th 2011 2:30PM

Some 40 Texas school districts -- including Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington -- already ban paddling. Credit: Getty Images
Oh, c'mon on, is this Texas or Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?
A bill before the Texas Legislature would require ...Texas debates the property etiquette for whupping a kid's backside.
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Spanking Outlawed in New Mexico: No Ifs, Ands or Butts

by Tom Henderson, Posted Apr 8th 2011 4:30PM

This isn't the '50s anymore! Credit: Getty Images "Talking out of turn, that's a paddling," a substitute teacher tells Lisa's third-grade class in an episode of "The Simpsons." "Looking out the window, that's paddling. Staring at my ...New Mexico joins 30 states in banning "board" of education.
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Depressed Dads Spank Kids More Often, Study Shows

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Mar 14th 2011 12:02AM

A new study finds 7 percent of dads of 1-year-olds are depressed. Credit: Getty With so much focus on maternal post-partum depression, it's easy to overlook the mental health of fathers, but a new study shows depressed dads also are ...Depressed dadswere nearly four times more likely to report spanking their child.
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Parents Irate as New School Administrator Advocates Spanking in a Church Sermon

by Tom Henderson, Posted Aug 10th 2010 4:00PM

Silas Coellner says you should start spanking your kids as soon as they're crawling. Credit: John Wilcox, Boston Herald
Oh, children start off all sweet and innocent. Then they start moving under their own steam, and that's when they come up ...
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Opinion: Latest Spanking Study Will Have Zero Effect on Parents

by Brett Singer, Posted Apr 16th 2010 1:00PM

When I read that a recent study found spanking makes children more aggressive, my first thought was maybe this will convince parents that spanking is a bad idea. Then I woke up. Whenever a study about spanking is released, I am surprised by the ...
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Spanking Makes Children More Aggressive, Study Shows

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Apr 12th 2010 2:10PM

A swat today could mean lots of timeouts later, new research shows. Credit: Corbis
If you think spanking a child makes him more belligerent, while your spouse believes it teaches discipline, you may just have the upper hand in the debate. A new ...
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Researcher Says a Little Spanking Is Good for Kids

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jan 5th 2010 12:49PM

Can spanking make a child more successful? Credit: jupiterimages
To succeed in life, you have to start at the bottom. Marjorie Gunnoe means that literally. She's a psychology professor at Calvin College, a Christian liberal arts school in ...
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Children Raised on Tough Love Are More Successful, Study Shows

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 26th 2009 8:01AM

How would you handle this situation? A British study says tough love is best. Credit: mattdm, Flickr
Are you too nice to your kids? A British think tank released a report that says children brought up on tough love are more successful. The ...
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Spanking Lowers IQ, According to Study

by Melissa Kossler Dutton, Posted Oct 6th 2009 3:35PM

Spanking lowers IQ points, a study found. Credit: cogdogblog, Flickr
Spanking children can cost them IQ points, according to a recent study by Murray A. Straus, a sociology professor at the University of New Hampshire. Straus found that children ...
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Would You Bust a Bad Mother?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 25th 2009 2:00PM

Liv Tyler stepped up to help a crying kid -- would you? Photo: Getty Images
Actress Live Tyler recently found herself in a situation that I'll bet many of you have been in as well: She witnessed a woman losing her temper with a child in ...
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Kate Gosselin Caught Spanking Daughter - On Camera

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jun 18th 2009 11:00AM

Kate Gosselin believes in spanking -- do you? Photo credit: Getty Images.
In a dazzling display of poor judgment, Kate Gosselin managed to be photographed spanking one of her sextupets over the weekend. The spanking took place after 5-year-old ...
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Lose Your Temper, Lose Your Kid

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 14th 2009 2:00PM

Every parent worries about being a good enough mom or dad, and we all make mistakes. But could a simple mistake be the reason our kids get taken away?
She was having a difficult morning and her eight-year-old son wasn't helping matters by ...
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