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A recent report published by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (www.endcorporalpunishment.org) provides information about world wide progress towards universal prohibition of all corporal (physical) punishment of children.
There are now 26 countries which have enacted laws prohibiting corporal punishment of children in all settings. New Zealand is, of course, one of these. In many other countries there are positive commitments and campaigns underway. The report provides extensive information on the status of countries world-wide.
http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/pdfs/reports/GlobalReport2009.pdf |
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The Australian Psychological Association advises againsts smacking |
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In a recent release the Australian Psychological Association acknowledges that summer holidays can be stressful for parents and advises that smacking is not an effective way of dealing with unwanted behaviour. The release reminds us that physical punishment can have unintended consequences such as damage to the parent child relationship. It suggests to that parents may find it helpful to identify ways of calming themselves before they deal with their children's unwanted behaviour - taking deep breaths, walking away for a short time or playing some music. |
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Research into physical punishment |
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American research that is supposed to show that children do better at school if they are smacked was given an airing by some NZ media on Monday. Its significance is in doubt because it flies in the face of decades of research worldwide and comes from an obscure and religion-driven source. Even so, it is now being promoted in New Zealand by opponents of the 2007 S59 law change. |
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