Children who have had bad experiences of being smacked are more likely to have poor mental health and behavioural problems as they get older, research shows. (Getty Images) Leading children's doctors ...

Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) Former First Lady Michelle Obama has revealed she stopped spanking her daughters because she felt "embarrassed." ...

Is it ever OK smack your own children? Does physical punishment ever have a place in parenting? This is a divisive, long-running debate that reared its head again this week, with a definitive report ...

Doctors are calling for an end to the smacking of children in England, by removing the legal defence that smacking can be a "reasonable punishment". They warn that physically punishing children ...

Leading children's doctors are calling for a complete ban on smacking in England, arguing there is no evidence it has any ...

France's parliament is expected to adopt a largely symbolic ban Tuesday on parents smacking their children, a practice which though condemned by the UN still enjoys widespread support in the country.

Smacking children is a "Victorian-era punishment" that "undoubtedly harms children's health" and must be banned, leading paediatricians have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is ...

In the debate about smacking your children, it's rare to meet anyone who sits on the fence. Corporal punishment is an emotive subject, and one which is likely shaped by our own formative experiences.

Don't believe us? Here's what Science has to say... Smacking children as a means of discipline (read: corporal punishment) is a controversial topic of conversation whether you have children or not.

Children’s doctors in Northern Ireland and England are calling for equal protection for children and young people against physical assault, such as smacking, hitting, and slapping. The Royal College ...

The education secretary has said Labour will wait and see how a child smacking ban in Wales works before banning “reasonable chastisement” in England. Despite Sir Keir Starmer in 2022 calling for a ...