The NSPCC is calling parents to back a ban on physical punishment in England and northern Ireland, saying it's harmful and puts kids at risk.

Campaigners have made a fresh call for laws to ban the smacking of children in England. It comes as belief among young adults that forceful actions against children has grown stronger in recent years, ...

Doctors are urging for a ban on smacking children in England by removing the legal defence that smacking is "reasonable punishment". They caution that physical punishment offers no benefits and can ...

France's parliament is expected to adopt a largely symbolic ban Tuesday on parents smacking their children, a practice which though condemned by the UN still enjoys widespread support in the country.

The Institute has warned that the proposed smacking ban in Northern Ireland would distract from tackling genuine abuse.

The UK's children's commissioners have united to call for a complete ban on smacking, condemning the current legal framework which allows for a defence of "reasonable punishment" in England and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A former child care worker accused of smacking children with special needs and spitting on a 4-year-old in Kanawha County appeared in court Monday. Amber Seiler was charged ...

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 ...

After watching painful minutes of a video taken with a furious neighbor’s cell phone, it’s difficult to remember a time when “spanking” was considered routine discipline. The footage — which quickly ...