The UCL study also found physically punished children were more likely to struggle in school ...

A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) (Julia Beverly via Getty Images) Former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children who have had bad experiences of being smacked are more likely to have poor mental health and behavioural problems as they ...

Fresh calls have been made to change the law when it comes to smacking a child. Belief among young adults that use of force against a child is unacceptable has grown stronger in recent years according ...

Proposals to make smacking children illegal have been dropped from new laws making their way through the Northern Ireland ...

The US’s leading paediatricians’ group has strengthened its advice against smacking and other physical punishment because of the potential for long-term harm. In an updated policy released on Monday, ...

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 ...

Smacking children may be linked to lower GCSE grades and riskier teenage behaviour, according to a major UCL study.