Human Growth and Development / Unit 6 HGD 0781 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Corporal Punishment
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The idea
Corporal punishment, including spanking, fell from over eighty-five percent of surveyed US households in nineteen seventy-five to about thirty-seven percent by twenty seventeen.
In practice
Children spanked twice a week scoring higher on aggression and, when fathers spanked, lower on vocabulary.
Where people slip
The misconception is that spanking teaches better behaviour. Research finds no direct link to positive outcomes, and a link to greater abuse risk.
Your place on the trail
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