A now-former 44-year-old elementary school principal in New Jersey is accused of choking and hitting a child with a belt at ...

Corporal punishment—usually referring to adults hitting children—was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional ...

A Douglas County judge will soon decide whether to order a man to stand trial for child abuse after a store’s video camera ...

It was something we feared, avoided and secretly respected. The teacher’s whip sat quietly in the classroom corner, leaning ...

The ’50s parenting practices we now know were terrible for kids’ brains The 1950s promised perfect families with spotless ...

THE government has issued a chilling warning against excessive physical violence on children in the name of instituting ...

Almost four years since Wales made it illegal for parents to physically punish their children, a new review shows it is ...

Here's why spanking is harmful and ineffective, what discipline tactics you can use instead, and when to seek help.

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Doctors agree that education is the strongest defense, not scare tactics. Dr. Sadhwani recommends explaining real medical ...

The Island Youth Basketball League (IYBL), founded and directed by Jurelle Mullings, officially launches its 2026 winter league on Saturday, February 7, at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium, c ...