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 as a form of punishment could result in lower school grades or lead to riskier teenage behaviour, a study has found. Researchers from the University College London (UCL) studied the ...

Smacking children can lead to future behavioural problems and worse exam results, according to new research. Analysis by University College London found those subjected to physical punishment aged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) (Julia Beverly via Getty Images) Former ...

Alongside England, Northern Ireland is one of two places in Britain and Ireland not to have completely outlawed smacking children Proposals to make smacking children illegal have been dropped from new ...