Studies revealed that physical punishment, including spanking, is ineffective as it only results in fear of being punished and mental health problems for children.
In a YouGov poll of nearly 3,000 adults commissioned by the NSPCC, 68% said they felt that physically disciplining a child, for example by smacking them, was unacceptable.
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