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Corporal punishment

L J Bauman¹, S B Friedman

¹Division of General Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.

Pediatric Clinics of North America

|May 6, 1998

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Pediatricians debate child discipline methods, particularly corporal punishment. Research suggests avoiding dangerous, ineffective, or abusive spanking, despite inconclusive data.

Area of Science:

Child Psychology
Pediatrics
Public Health

Background:

Disagreement exists among pediatricians regarding optimal child discipline strategies.
Corporal punishment is a central point of controversy in pediatric practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To review scientific literature on corporal punishment.
To summarize conference proceedings on the consequences of corporal punishment.

Main Methods:

Review of scientific literature.
Summary of a conference on corporal punishment consequences.

Main Results:

Research data are currently insufficient to definitively resolve the corporal punishment controversy.
Areas of consensus exist regarding the risks associated with corporal punishment.

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Conclusions:

Pediatricians should evaluate parental spanking practices.
Counsel parents to avoid corporal punishment deemed dangerous, ineffective, or abusive by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) consensus.