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 ...

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

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

Children who are smacked by their parents are more likely to fail their exams and become bullies, new research has found.

Children’s doctors in Northern Ireland and England are calling for equal protection for children and young people against physical assault, such as smacking, hitting, and slapping. The Royal College ...

Today, if a parent smacks a child mid-tantrum in the supermarket, they are likely to get looks of disapproval from other shoppers. Smacking is not as socially acceptable as it used to be. Recent ...

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 ...

Kristy Crampton was arrested and charged with felony child abuse after reportedly "smacking" a child on a flight departing Sanford-Orlando International Airport in Sanford, Fla. According to the ...