Statement on Corporal Punishment

11/15/2018

Statement on Corporal Punishment

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A posting on the American Academy of Pediatrics website (aap.org) reads as follows:

“Corporal punishment – or the use of spanking as a disciplinary tool – increases aggression in young children in the long run and is ineffective in teaching a child responsibility and self-control. In fact, new evidence suggests that it may cause harm to the child by affecting normal brain development. Other methods that teach children right from wrong are safer and more effective.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strengthens its call to ban corporal punishment within an updated policy statement, 'Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children,' which will be presented during the group's 2018 National Conference & Exhibition in Orlando.

The policy statement, to published in the December 2018 issue of Pediatrics (Monday, Nov. 5 online) also addresses the harm associated with verbal punishment, such as shaming or humiliation. The AAP supports educating parents on more effective discipline strategies that teach appropriate behavior and protect the child and others from harm.”

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