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

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

Europe's leading human rights organisation has criticised France for failing to ban parents from smacking their children, reigniting a controversial debate. The Council of Europe said that the country ...

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 ...

Australia should join 65 other nations that have passed laws against corporal punishment of children in all settings to advance its goal of reducing all forms of violence against children, QUT ...

Amazon is the UK's biggest ebook retailer – but its Kindle store has a darker underside. The company is selling books that encourage parents to beat their children, including those of a very young age ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience The lip-smacking vocalizations gelada monkeys make are surprisingly similar to human speech, a new study finds. Many ...

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 ...

Smacking children can lead to future behavioural problems and worse exam results, according to new research.