Citation

Gershoff ET. Child Dev. Perspect. 2013; 7(3): 133-137.

Affiliation

Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cdep.12038

PMID

24039629

Abstract

Spanking remains a common, if controversial, childrearing practice in the United States. In this article, I pair mounting research indicating that spanking is both ineffective and harmful with professional and human rights opinions disavowing the practice. I conclude that spanking is a form of violence against children that should no longer be a part of American childrearing.

Language: en