Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’
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Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’
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Campaigners have made a fresh call for laws to ban the smacking of children in England.
Experts from a range of medical specialities, including paediatricians and psychiatrists, say decades of research shows the…
Parents are still allowed to use 'reasonable punishment' against their children despite the practice being outlawed in Scotland…
‘Reasonable punishment’ currently judged on case-by-case basis in England
The government has been accused of being ‘firmly on the fence on how best to protect children’ as they plan to make an amendment…
More than 20,000 adults in England and Wales who were exposed to verbal abuse in childhood were studied
More than 20,000 adults in England and Wales who were exposed to verbal abuse in childhood were studied
