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 ...

Authorities in Illinois have taken two daycare employees into custody following allegations they physically mistreated children in their care, using items like a notebook as weapons. Jessica Murillo, ...

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.

Scottish lawmakers voted Thursday to ban parents and carers from smacking children. Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament voted by 84 to 29 to introduce a law that will make it a criminal offence for ...