{"id":15623,"date":"2020-11-18T07:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T07:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childandfamilyblog.com\/?p=15623"},"modified":"2024-05-11T22:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:33:18","slug":"negative-impact-of-parental-physical-punishment-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childandfamilyblog.com\/negative-impact-of-parental-physical-punishment-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending The Practice Of Spanking Young Children May Require More Individualized, Belief-Based Dialogue With Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scientific Evidence Is Easily S<\/strong>idelined By Parental Beliefs & Displaced By Critical Anecdotes On The Internet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Near-scientific consensus that physical punishment has negative effects on children has led to interest in how to educate parents about its potential harms. Efforts to reduce parents\u2019 use of physical punishment, often called spanking, with young children through on-line education are likely to succeed only if they directly address parents\u2019 beliefs.<\/p>\n

This is what we learned from an experiment we undertook to examine how parents who approve of physical punishment<\/a> remain committed to spanking even after being shown scientific evidence linking the practice to many negative effects for children, including aggression and mental health issues. The study, of parents of 2- to 8-year-olds from 41 U.S. states, was published in the Journal of Family Psychology<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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