Getting your player ready...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Parents tempted to treat Junior’s misbehavior with a lashing from a tree limb out back or dad’s leather belt are being urged to think again.
A study released today by doctors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill finds that parents who spank their children with an object — such as a belt, switch or paddle — are nine times more likely to abuse their child through more severe means. Also, parents are much more likely to beat, burn or shake their children if they spank frequently, according to the study which is being published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The study used a random survey of 1,435 mothers from North and South Carolina.
