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1 in 4 adults think smacking is necessary to 'properly raise' kids. But attitudes are changing

  • Written by: Divna Haslam, Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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“Do you want a smack?!” This has been a common refrain from many parents across history. Right along with “just wait till your father gets home”. Somehow parents thought this threat of violence would magically improve their child’s behaviour.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child consider...

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