Discipline
This LibGuide contains information related to the discipline of youth in homes and schools, along with its impacts, in the United States
Background and General Sites
CDC offers a comprehensive guide on distinguishing between discipline and abuse in children
World Population Review offers an interactive map of child discipline laws by state
AACAP intro and definition of physical punishment
Very Well offers information on what corporal punishment entails
World Population Review offers an interactive map of child discipline laws by state
AACAP intro and definition of physical punishment
Very Well offers information on what corporal punishment entails
Parenting and Discipline In the Home
MinnPost research discusses how Millenials and Gen Xers are less likely to spank their children than previous generations
Washington Post on why parents still broadly accept spanking as a form of discipline
Washington Post on parenting and spanking, using twins as subjects to determine effectiveness
US News on the continuing practice of spanking among parents
How Stuff Works on the decline of spanking in homes over the years
Washington Post on why parents still broadly accept spanking as a form of discipline
Washington Post on parenting and spanking, using twins as subjects to determine effectiveness
US News on the continuing practice of spanking among parents
How Stuff Works on the decline of spanking in homes over the years
Parenting, Discipline and Alternatives to Spanking
Psychology Today offers background on why parents still spank their children and 3 alternatives
Positive Parenting Solutions offers 7 effective alternatives to spanking
Parenting offers alternatives to disciplining without spanking
Very Well discusses various alternatives to disciplining without spanking
US News on the science of spanking and alternatives to the practice
Positive Parenting Solutions offers 7 effective alternatives to spanking
Parenting offers alternatives to disciplining without spanking
Very Well discusses various alternatives to disciplining without spanking
US News on the science of spanking and alternatives to the practice
Discipline and Schools
Brookings presents how corporal punishment and suspensions are unevenly distributed across race and demographics
BBC offers much background on the legality and practice of spanking in US schools and abroad
Alive on why schools still use corporal punishment, including video
Guardian on spanking in schools and its disproportionate use on students of color and with disabilities
T74 covers how students still get corporal punichment even in schools where it's banned
BBC offers much background on the legality and practice of spanking in US schools and abroad
Alive on why schools still use corporal punishment, including video
Guardian on spanking in schools and its disproportionate use on students of color and with disabilities
T74 covers how students still get corporal punichment even in schools where it's banned
Corporal Punishment, Discipline and the Law
NYT on states that still allow schools to spank children
The Hill on how schools are legally protected to spank children in various states
CNN on spanking laws in the US and abroad
NOLO distinguishes the law between discipline and abuse
Time discusses spanking, whipping and abuse
The Hill on how schools are legally protected to spank children in various states
CNN on spanking laws in the US and abroad
NOLO distinguishes the law between discipline and abuse
Time discusses spanking, whipping and abuse
Discipline, Impacts and Outcomes
Harvard GSE discusses spanking and its impact on brain development
Parent Map offers introductory info to legal and health ramifications of spanking children
American Psychological Association discusses how physical discipline is slowly declining as some studies reveal lasting harms for children
Canadian Medical Association Journal presents a summary from 20 years of research findings and shifts in societal perspectives in the US and internationally
Brookings Institute offers data for long term outcomes of children growing up in homes with corporal punishment
NYT on spanking being ineffective and harmful to youth
Parents on research that links spanking in children to dating and relationship violence in later life
Atlantic on spanking and links to later aggression in life
Parent Map offers introductory info to legal and health ramifications of spanking children
American Psychological Association discusses how physical discipline is slowly declining as some studies reveal lasting harms for children
Canadian Medical Association Journal presents a summary from 20 years of research findings and shifts in societal perspectives in the US and internationally
Brookings Institute offers data for long term outcomes of children growing up in homes with corporal punishment
NYT on spanking being ineffective and harmful to youth
Parents on research that links spanking in children to dating and relationship violence in later life
Atlantic on spanking and links to later aggression in life