A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".

Northern Ireland is one of two places in Britain and Ireland to not have outlawed smacking children.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children who have had bad experiences of being smacked are more likely to have poor mental health and behavioural problems as they ...

Smacking children linked to poorer education and behaviour problems, study reveals - Not outlawing smacking is a ‘huge missed ...

The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child—hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance—is still highly controversial. In England, this ...

Smacking children is a "Victorian-era punishment" that "undoubtedly harms children's health" and must be banned, leading paediatricians have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is ...

Europe's leading human rights organisation has criticised France for failing to ban parents from smacking their children, reigniting a controversial debate. The Council of Europe said that the country ...

Smacking children can lead to future behavioural problems and worse exam results, according to new research.