Physical discipline can cause long-term consequences including increased aggression and mental issues. Studies have shown that spanking children cause more harm than good and can even have long-term consequences, including increased aggression and mental health issues.
A study published in the Journal of Family Psychology analysed 50 years of data involving over , children in the US and found that spanking was linked to increased defiance, anti-social behaviour, aggression, mental health issues and cognitive difficulties as they grow up. Children who are at the receiving end of corporal punishments may also develop more distant parent-child relationships later on.
Sunaina said she has come across instances when parents have beaten their kids mercilessly and locked them away. Such punishments give children the message that they are inferior. Often, as they mature, these kids act in accordance with what they have been made to believe about themselves.
Federal Law No. The law protects children against all forms of negligence, exploitation, physical and psychological abuses. In fact anyone who is aware of a case of child abuse and does not report it is also liable for prosecution. Hitting your child? What the law says Physical discipline can cause long-term consequences including increased aggression and mental issues Last updated: November 05, Sapna Dhanwani, Staff Reporter.
Stock photo Stock photo. According to her, the practise is prevalent across all nationalities. What the law says: Federal Law No 3 of states that every child in the UAE, whether a resident or tourist, has the right to live and be safe, be educated, and be protected from neglect and all forms of abuse, whether physical, sexual, verbal, emotional or psychological.
