Despite court ruling, survey finds child welfare professionals oppose corporal punishment

Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 15:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Nearly a month after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that parents have the right to use corporal punishment to discipline their children, a new survey finds that most leading child welfare professionals think spanking is harmful for children and leads to more aggressive behavior.

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