SMU, Holden, spanking, corporal punishment, misbehave, 10 minutes

Real-time audio of corporal punishment shows kids misbehave within 10 minutes of spanking

A new study based on real-time audio recordings of parents practicing corporal punishment discovered that spanking was far more common than parents admit, said psychologist George Holden, lead author.

The study also found that children were hit for trivial misdeeds and that children then misbehaved within 10 minutes of being punished.
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