There are many good reasons why spanking is neither necessary nor good.

In fact, research shows spanking or beating a child in the name of discipline is harmful.

Here are resources to show what those reasons are.

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"How Spanking Harms the Brain"

"Spanking Children Slows Cognitive Development and Increases Risk of Criminal Behavior"

"Study Links Spanking Kids to Aggression and Language Problems"

"Spanking the Gray Matter Out of Kids"

"The Long-Term Effects of Spanking"

"What's the Problem with Spanking?"

The Case Against Spanking.

What Science Says - and Doesn’t Say -about Spanking

The Risks of Harm from Spanking Children

10 Reasons Not to Hit Your Child

Why Spanking Doesn’t Work

What Science Says About Using Physical Force to Punish a Child

The Long-Term Effects of Physical Punishment on a Child

More Harm Than Good

I Was Spanked And I’m Fine?

Should You Spank Your Child?

Spanking Kids Harms Their Mental Health

It’s ever Okay to Hit Your KIds