Smacking Your Kids Makes Them Stupid
“Angry parents, the next time you inflict corporal punishment on your kid, give a second thought for a new study says that smacked children have lower IQ. Researchers at New Hampshire University have carried out the study and found that children who are smacked by their parents are less intelligent than their classmates, The Daily Telegraph reported. What’s more shocking is that the study has also found a link between how often children are punished and their IQ. And, according to the researchers, children who are regularly smacked can suffer symptoms more closely associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, including becoming more fearful and easily startled. Lead researcher Prof. Murray Straus said: “How often parents spanked made a difference. The more the spanking the slower the development of a child’s mental ability. Even small amounts of spanking made a difference.” w/ photos
