Back to the Future: Newman on Corporal Punishment

Corporal Punishment

juvenile offenders who prior to 1948 might have been liable to corporal punishment, and would be so again were it re-introduced. Members of the working party are in a position to study these young people and have experience of helping children who show disturbed behaviour which may or may not result in committing offences, as also of the effect on them of different forms of punishment and treat...

The Effects of Corporal Punishment

This study tesled Ihe h.vpothesis Ihat the use (~lC011)oralpunishment (ep), such as slapping a child \ hand or ".\pankiJz/5," is a5'socialed lu;th reslricted development (!! cognitive abi!i/.1'. Cognitive abili/.v was measured al the start of the sluc"1' and 4 yean, !ater for 806 children alW 2-4 and 704 children age 5-9 in Ihe Nationa! Lonp,i~ ttic/ina! Study of Youth. The ana~vses controlled ...

The Ban on Corporal Punishment of Children

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has criticised Australia (and many other countries) in State Reports released in 1997, 2005 and, most recently, 2011, for not introducing a ban on corporal punishment by parents of their children in line with Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (‘CROC’). In light of this criticism, and the clear recommendation to ban parental co...

NAPNAP position statement on corporal punishment.

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is committed to promoting quality health care for children, including the provision of a safe and healthy environment in which children can grow and develop. Parents must be educated about harmful effects of corporal punishment (CP) and effective alternative forms of discipline for home and school. NAPNAP believes that it is nec...

Corporal punishment of children: changing the culture.