Physical abuse less likely when spanking is eliminated
When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers.
When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers.
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Although government spending on the child welfare system totaled US$33 billion in 2018, the most recent year for which an estimate is available, it's still failing to meet all children's needs because of overwhelming demand.
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Grooming, a term associated with adults who sexually abuse children, has become an attack word in today's battle over anti-LGBTQ legislation and is spilling out into the broader culture wars.
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Domestic abuse can involve one parent using a child as a weapon against the other parent, which harms the child in immense ways. My research has identified how these dynamics play out and examines the damage.
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Abused and neglected children who were adopted had significantly better life outcomes compared with children who stayed in foster care, according to new research from the University of Oxford and Barnardos (Australia).
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A new report from a project led by the University of Huddersfield has found even stronger evidence that links poverty to child abuse and neglect.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state's Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents of transgender and non-binary children who provide what is called "gender-affirming care," which includes ...
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Mar 28, 2022
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Against the dismal health landscape of the pandemic, researchers have discovered some good news about family well-being. Physician Robert Sege, a Tufts University School of Medicine professor of medicine and pediatrics and ...
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How do people come to believe in conspiracy theories? It's a question Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Dolores Albarracín has been thinking about for decades.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global production and distribution, it shone a spotlight on the fault lines running through some of the world's supply chains, which—according to a group of Stanford human rights researchers—have ...
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