Dallas Child Teen Counselor on To Spank or Not | Therapist Jada Jackson Fox 35 with our office in Dallas, TX
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a saying that has governed the idea of parenting for many years.
A study conducted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that parents should reconsider spanking their children before the age of two. Children that receive physical chastisement prior to two years-old may have increased behaviors challenges during their school-age years.

Researcher Kathy Stansbury and colleagues performed a study on the effects of spanking. Researchers in this study watched 106 public caregiver-child interactions that involved a child refusing to comply with a request and the caregiver having to correct the child.

Read all 9 Tips for Effective Discipline here