Scottish lawmakers voted Thursday to ban parents and carers from smacking children. Scottish lawmakers have voted to ban parents and carers from smacking children; Scotland's First Minister Nicola ...

Is it ever OK smack your own children? Does physical punishment ever have a place in parenting? This is a divisive, long-running debate that reared its head again this week, with a definitive report ...

Belief among young adults that use of force against a child is unacceptable has grown stronger in recent years according to new polling which has prompted campaigners to make a fresh call for a change ...