Spanking May Make a Child More Aggressive
April 12, 2010
ABC News
A new study links frequent spanking with aggression in young children. Researchers at Tulane University surveyed 2,500 mothers and found that when 3-year-old children are spanked often, they are 50 percent more likely to show aggressive behavior two years later. The study suggests that even light spanking can increase the risk of aggression.
Though some child-care experts have long advised parents against spanking kids, and one state even tried to outlaw it , the method of discipline continues in many homes. Of those mothers surveyed in the study, about one quarter reported spanking their children more than twice in one month. Half said they had refrained completely from spanking their kids.
Well I will just say.. I was spanked as a child when I did something wrong. I feel that spanking your child is ok and sometimes much needed. The bible says to spare the rod…the bible knows if you ask me.