Corporal punishment of children is, fortunately, a practice that is becoming rarer in the world. For the science to back up this trend, the following article may be of interest. The author’s findings suggest that spanking may alter neural responses to environmental threats in a manner similar to more severe forms of maltreatment.

https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13565

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