Citation

Forbes D. J. Paediatr. Child Health 2017; 53(5): 445-446.

Affiliation

School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jpc.13530

PMID

28387976

Abstract

Australian society continues to support physical punishment of children and is currently conducting a Royal Commission unto violence against children in custody. By contrast, New Zealand has banned physical punishment of children. Australian society needs to address this issue.

© 2017 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).

Language: en

Keywords

child violence; physical punishment