University of Winchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child – hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the ...

The internet has slammed a grandfather after he spanked his 4-year-old grandson for misbehaving. In a post on the London-based discussion site Mumsnet, a mom shared her concern after her ex-partner's ...

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 ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: Recently, I’ve noticed that my 7-year-old son has been misbehaving, ignoring rules and testing boundaries. Related Articles Harriette Cole: Do I need to tell my husband how I know ...

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

Divna Haslam has received funding from a variety of sources including the Australian Government. She is an author of the Triple P Program and receives royalties. She is a board member of the QLD Child ...

Campaigners are calling for a ban on smacking as a punishment for children across the UK. NSPCC research suggests 82% of 18-24-year-olds believe any force whatsoever by a parent is unacceptable - an ...

A WOMAN who smacked her ex-lover's misbehaving child on the bottom has narrowly avoided a criminal conviction, in a case reminiscent of The Slap. Kelly Louise Gibbs, 39, faced up to 10 years in jail ...

Tony Blair fuelled the ongoing debate over corporal punishment this week when he admitted he had smacked his children in the past. His comments followed a suggestion from Whitehall advisers last year ...

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 ...

Actor Sir Michael Caine (left) and former footballer Alan Shearer (right) are urging the Government to ban parents hitting their children in England (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty) The acting legend and ...