Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes. They conclude that when parents use physical discipline through childhood ...

It might seem like something from another era, yet corporal punishment is still a common form of discipline in many families.

Physical punishment elicits precisely the negative affects one does not want in parent-child relationships and socializing children: distress, anger, fear, shame, and disgust. Socializing and ...

Children whose parents use "harsh" physical punishment such as slapping or shoving may end up in relatively poorer physical health as adults, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This weekend, a Kansas City nonprofit will host a workshop for parents, predominately living in the area, on how to raise children using nonviolent forms of discipline. The World ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne is asking parents to reconsider using physical discipline with their children. Prompted by Child Abuse Prevention Month, Ozanne — along ...

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that in a diverse, cross-national sample of youth, physical discipline and ...

Something has quietly shifted in how modern parents think about raising kids. The old playbook, built on strict obedience, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Alabama, it's still legal for parents, and in some cases schools, to physically use corporal punishment. While many states have ...

Socializing and discipline can be accomplished through the positive affects of interest and enjoyment and the early use of language and cognition with infants and young children. Physical Punishment: ...