Spanking Lowers IQ

10/13/2009

The hallmark of successful people is that they are always stretching themselves to learn new things.
Carol S. Dweck

Roslyn Duffy directed us to a study of students in 32 countries that shows "the higher the percentage of parents who use [corporal punishment], the lower the national average IQ." In the report of his research, "Differences in Corporal Punishment by Parents in 32 Nations and its Relation to National Differences in IQ," Dr. Murray Straus observed...

"The benefits of ending use of [corporal punishment], however, are likely to go beyond an increase in IQ....[A] growing body of research has found other harmful side effects of CP...such as physical aggressiveness, delinquency, and mental health problems....

"It is time for psychologists and parent educators to recognize the need to help parents end use of CP and incorporate that objective into their teaching and clinical practice....

"The European Union and the United Nations committee charged with implementing the charter of children's rights has called on all member nations to prohibit CP. To date, 24 countries have banned CP. In the United States, however, the majority of American public professionals who advise parents continue to believe that CP is sometimes necessary. A large effort will be required to bring children and the next generation of Americans the benefits of non-violent child rearing."

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