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Today in @TheLancet, our narrative review on #physicalpunishment & impact on children.

TL:DR: physical punishment does not work, increases behaviour difficulties and causes harm.

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We identified nearly 4k studies from around the world and reviewed the 69 highest quality studies to understand the impact of so-called "normative" physical punishment (spanking, smacking, hitting) which is still legal in many countries.

Key findings 👇

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Physical punishment does not improve children's behaviour but instead increases difficulties like aggression and antisocial behaviours. Increases in behavioural difficulties are NOT explained by high levels of baseline aggression in children who are physically punished.

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