Spanking 'leads to aggressive children'

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http://health.msn.co.nz/healthnews/8415234/spanking-leads-to-aggressive-children

A Canadian study has found that slapping kids may have long-term, harmful effects on their development.
"I think it's important for parents to understand that although physical punishment might get a child to do something in the immediate situation, there are many side effects that can develop over the long term," said study co-author Joan Durrant, a child clinical psychologist at Family Social Sciences at the University of Manitoba in Canada.

"For example, the more often a child sees a parent respond to conflict or frustration with slapping or spanking, the more likely that child will do the same when confronting their own conflicts."

Based on such findings, experts are increasingly encouraging parents to discipline their children with positive, nonviolent approaches.

Parenting expert Dannielle Miller says that smacking is not an effective form of punishment and usually the parent feels guilty afterwards.

She suggests age-appropriate punishment works better, such as time out for toddlers or withdrawal of privileges — no TV or bedtime story.

New Zealand’s “anti-smacking” bill raised controversy when it was passed in 2007. The amendment to the law removed the legal defence of "reasonable force" for parents prosecuted for assault on their children.

Opponents of the bill petitioned for a citizen-led referendum on the issue, which was held in 2009, asking, "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?"

While 87.4% of votes answered 'no', the question drew widespread criticism from the public, parliament, and even the Prime Minister John Key for being a loaded question.

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我认为time out在孩子心中留下的阴影，不亚于挨揍