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Spanking

Adrian Peterson used belt on son 4 years after NFL ban: Report

  • Nov 22, 2018
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Texas school ends 'birthday spankings' after complaints

  • May 10, 2018

Man accused of spanking stranger's 2-year-old son at Kroger

  • Feb 10, 2018
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Kelly Clarkson in the hot seat after saying she spanks her kids

  • Jan 10, 2018

Spanking kids may lead to dating violence, study says

  • Dec 6, 2017

Bakery worker accused of spanking autistic child

  • Nov 10, 2017

Satanic Temple billboard condemns corporal punishment in schools

  • Mar 20, 2017

Judge denies request to limit Robin Thicke's child custody

  • Jan 13, 2017

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Texas school ends 'birthday spankings' after complaints

  • May 10, 2018
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Spanking kids can make them violent

  • Dec 5, 2017
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VIDEO: Father calls police to supervise spanking

  • Jan 6, 2015
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Vikings' back to plead not guilty

  • Oct 7, 2014

Latest Stories

Study: Spanking child linked with same negative outcome as abuse

It's the question that most parents will ultimately have to decide - how will you discipline your child?

  • Apr 27, 2016

Boy, 4, allegedly beaten with wooden paddle for not spelling name correctly

A preschooler was beaten with a wooden paddle for not knowing how to spell his last name, police say, and now the boy's uncle is facing charges.

  • Mar 9, 2015

Dad calls police to supervise spanking of 12-year-old daughter

A father in Florida utilized a little-known policy in the state to make sure he wasn't breaking any laws while disciplining his daughter.

  • Jan 6, 2015
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Crossroads, Segment 4, September 21, 2014

A profile of 8-year old Carlysia Cresser, who recently set a national record in the 400 meters at a track meet in Iowa. Cresser is a third grade student at Frazier Elementary school.

  • Oct 8, 2014
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Crossroads, Segment 1, September 28, 2014

Victoria Sloan, PhD., a Clinical Psychologist, explores the national conversation on corporal punishment following the case of an NFL player charged with negligent injury to a child after whipping his 4-year old son with a tree branch.

  • Oct 1, 2014