New research shows one in four Australians think physical punishment is necessary to properly raise children. And one in two parents (across all age groups) reported smacking their children.
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The good news is there are evidence-based strategies that can help you discipline your child without using violence.
Smacking children is illegal in Wales and Scotland.
There is now a strong body of evidence showing a link between corporal punishment as a child and later involvement in family violence, either as a victim or perpetrator.
Scotland is in the late stages of deciding whether to become the first country in UK to outlaw all corporal punishment against children.
And yet it’s still technically legal in the UK.
Showing your children affection and teaching them to see the consequences of their actions is more likely to promote good behaviour than smacking.
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