Michael Britt
The research on spanking children is unequivocal: it not only does not work in the long run, it undermines your relationship with your child and has negative long term consequences.
90% of studies on spanking agree that it's bad for children. A new book which includes research on over 7,000 US families plus data from 32 different countries, has found that spanking is ultimately detrimental to children.
aSchool of Social Work and bCollege of Physicians and Surgeons and Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York, New York Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of maternal and paternal spanking of children at 3 and 5 years of age and the associations between spanking and children's externalizing behavior and receptive vocabulary through age 9.
A recent study reveals a connection between spanking in childhood and mental health diagnoses later in life. Whether or not you agree with the findings, I'd like to present you with 9 reasons spanking is never a good idea. 1. Spanking shows that "stronger" is right.
The old saying is if you spare the rod you'll spoil the child. But a new study finds spanking a child may do more long-term harm than good. The study in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics found a high percentage of American parents spank or slap their children.
Spanking children may harm their long-term development, making them more aggressive towards their peers, siblings, parents, as well as spouses later in life, researchers from the University of...
New post: Spanking in the USA: A sad state of affairs and why spanking is never ok. http://bit.ly/d7GBBx
I took some of my favorite quotes from my interview with Adele Faber and put them on SoundCloud. She's really amazing. Such great advice. A neighbor recently asked me for a recommendation on a parenting book and I had to say to her, "If you only read one book on parenting..."
Are you familiar with Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's classic book "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk"? You should be. It's not just for parents.
In part 2 of my interview with Adele Faber, co-author along with Elaine Mazlish of "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk" we talk about what do do when you've got nothing left emotionally to give to your children, how to handle foul language, how to problem solve with your children, and being authentic with your children about own feelings.
Psychology teacher and host of the web's most popular academic psychology podcast, The Psych Files (http://www.ThePsychFiles.com). Loves teaching, tech, my family and my 3 cats.
