Simple parenting tools can guide children without the need for physical punishment

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Violence against children is sometimes seen as tough love but it can cause long-term harm

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Physical punishment of children is a harmful and ineffective practice that should be prohibited in all settings, and parents should be provided with support and education to promote non-violent dis…

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Cuartas et al.’s meta-analysis of 189 studies, including 1,490 effect sizes from 92 low- and middle-income countries, shows that physical punishment of children is linked to a higher risk of detriment...

Cuartas et al.’s meta-analysis of 189 studies, including 1,490 effect sizes from 92 low- and middle-income countries, shows that physical punishment of children is linked to a higher risk of detrimental outcomes across the life course.

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes—including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional development—yielding similar results to studies in wealthier nations, finds an analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour.

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“Repensemos la construcción de paz desde nuestras casas, empezando por dejar de pegarle a las niñas y los niños”: Jorge Cuartas

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