Children who are spanked have lower IQs, new research finds

Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 22:35 in Health & Medicine

DURHAM, NH. -- Children who are spanked have lower IQs worldwide, including in the United States, according to new groundbreaking research by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. The research results will be presented Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at the 14th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, in San Diego, Calif.

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