Dunedin research found no evidence for this
A study of 1,000 children by the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit found that children who are smacked lightly with an open hand on the bottom, hand or leg do much the same in later life as those who are not smacked.
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Parental Force and Children »Parental Force and Children
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Should it be legal for a parent to smack a child? »Should it be legal for a parent to smack a child?
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No, not under any circumstances »No, not under any circumstances
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Smacking children has bad consequences »Smacking children has bad consequences
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Dunedin research found no evidence for this
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Study still not specific enough »Study still not specific enough
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