"Spanking may leave a lasting impact on children, well past their initial punishment.
"Children who were spanked often early in life by their mothers were more likely to be aggressive later in childhood compared to kids who weren't spanked at all, a study published in Pediatrics on Oct. 21 concluded. Being spanked by dads was also linked to vocabulary and language problems in kids...."
MacKenzie, et al. (2013). "Spanking and Child Development Across the First Decade of Life." Pediatrics. Abstract.
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