Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children who have had bad experiences of being smacked are more likely to have poor mental health and behavioural problems as they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) (Julia Beverly via Getty Images) Former ...

Is it ever OK smack your own children? Does physical punishment ever have a place in parenting? This is a divisive, long-running debate that reared its head again this week, with a definitive report ...

Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in England, saying there is no evidence it ...

A top paediatrician has backed an MP’s plans to introduce a smacking ban in England, saying it puts children at risk of ‘really significant physical harm’. The Children’s Act 2004 made it unlawful for ...

In the debate about smacking your children, it's rare to meet anyone who sits on the fence. Corporal punishment is an emotive subject, and one which is likely shaped by our own formative experiences.

Scottish lawmakers voted Thursday to ban parents and carers from smacking children. Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament voted by 84 to 29 to introduce a law that will make it a criminal offence for ...

France's parliament is expected to adopt a largely symbolic ban Tuesday on parents smacking their children, a practice which though condemned by the UN still enjoys widespread support in the country.

WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?" That's the question a New Zealand referendum on anti-smacking laws is asking ...

Children’s doctors in Northern Ireland and England are calling for equal protection for children and young people against physical assault, such as smacking, hitting, and slapping. The Royal College ...