Hundreds of parents have been sent on out-of-court parenting courses since the smacking ban was introduced in March 2022, ...

Is it ever OK smack your own children? Does physical punishment ever have a place in parenting? This is a divisive, long-running debate that reared its head again this week, with a definitive report ...

A ban on smacking children is putting extra strain on social services and police, according to a new report. The Welsh ...

Premier Peter Malinauskas is expected to release his government’s response to the landmark domestic violence inquiry on Friday. It’s understood that this response will reject a key recommendation of ...

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 ...

Don't believe us? Here's what Science has to say... Smacking children as a means of discipline (read: corporal punishment) is a controversial topic of conversation whether you have children or not.

In the debate about smacking your children, it's rare to meet anyone who sits on the fence. Corporal punishment is an emotive subject, and one which is likely shaped by our own formative experiences.

Parents will be given an answer on whether they can “moderately” smack their children as punishment after a Royal Commission recommended it be banned. Premier Peter Malinauskas is expected to release ...