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Telegraph, Canoe, et al. - Smacking children 'worsens their behaviour'
Published: 28 July 2011
Parents, please note 鈥� spanking children may backfire in the long run, says a study which has found that smacking reduces a kid''s emotional intelligence and even worsens his or her behaviour.
Lead researcher Prof Victoria Talwar of 平特五不中 University in Montreal, said: "This study demonstrates that corporal punishment does not teach children how to behave or improve their learning.