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Doctors have warned that smacking children harms their mental health and are demanding an end to the "Victorian" punishment. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is demanding ...

Children who have had bad experiences of being smacked are more likely to have poor mental health and behavioural problems as they get older, research shows. (Getty Images) ...

It's time for the "Victorian-era punishment" of smacking children to be banned in England as it "undoubtedly harms children's health", according to a group representing leading doctors. The Royal ...

Cards on the table, I’m conflicted. I’m not a smacking fan. It does inflict emotional, mental and physical harm. I’d rather ground my kids or deny them the privileges they enjoy probably far ...

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Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in England, saying there is no evidence it has any positive effect on their wellbeing. Currently, smacking is ...

Smacking puts children at risk of “really significant physical harm”, leading children’s doctors have said as they call for an end to the “Victorian” punishment. The Royal College of ...

Doctors are urging a ban on smacking children in England, seeking the removal of the "reasonable punishment" legal defence. They caution that physical discipline offers no positives and can have ...

Doctors in England are calling for an end to smacking children, pushing for the removal of the legal defence that labels smacking as a 'reasonable punishment'. They caution that physical ...