Kids who get spanked may have lower IQs

I came across an article on WebMD recently which I think worth sharing with other parents. The article was titled Kids Who Get Spanked May Have Lower IQs.

The artikel is about a study done on IQ performance of children who are spanked and those who are not. The study shows lower IQ score for those children who are spanked. Though the difference may not seems to be very wide, that is 5 score difference in younger children and 2.8 in older children, it is enough to show the negative effect of spanking our children. IQ is affected by many factors, and this is one of the factors that we, the parents, have control on.

Though there are argument on the result of the study, and effect of spanking on children's IQ may be relatively new, the effect of spanking on children's negative behaviour is widely accepted.

If you are interested to read the original article, click the link here

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