Can spanking your kids lead to mental health problems? Lynette Burrows and @adi_peltz debate

Apr 28, 2016, 10:48 AM

Should spanking your children be made illegal? Experts are now saying you should never do it. According to a new study children who are spanked are more likely to defy their parents, behave anti-socially, and experience increased aggression, mental health problems and cognitive difficulties. Those are the findings of a new study of 50 years of research on spanking, carried out by experts at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan. Were you smacked as a child or do you smack your own kids? Stephen was joined by Lynette Burrows and Adrianne Peltz