Physical Punishment —and Violence For some time, we have been exploring the three pillars of human development: affects (feelings), language, and cognition. We have suggested that there is a ...

I’m a work in progress as a parent, as I’m sure most are. There are times when my oldest son, a temperamental 2-year-old (and a Gemini by the way), will have a complete meltdown and I find myself able ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This weekend, a Kansas City nonprofit will host a workshop for parents, predominately living in the area, on how to raise children using nonviolent forms of discipline. The World ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne is asking parents to reconsider using physical discipline with their children. Prompted by Child Abuse Prevention Month, Ozanne — along ...

In much of the world, we have outlawed physical violence against adults, including the physical punishment of women, prisoners and military recruits. It is also illegal in many places to hit a dog. In ...

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has issued a circular prohibiting teachers from administering physical punishment to students ...

The arrest of a once-popular video blogger who advocated tough-love parenting and her business associate in southwestern Utah has revitalized conversations about when discipline becomes child abuse or ...

In Alabama, it's still legal for parents, and in some cases schools, to physically use corporal punishment. While many states have banned the practice in classrooms, Alabama law allows corporal ...

Physical punishment is a serious public health problem throughout the world, and it profoundly affects the mental health of children and the societies in which we live. In the United States, studies ...