The Children's Equity Project highlights Head Start performance standards for prohibiting corporal punishment, seclusion and other negative practices.

Harsh disciplinary tactics like yelling and physical punishment predict a higher likelihood of depression and aggressive behavior in teenagers over time. A recent study published in the Journal of ...

Young children exposed to a harshly punitive school environment are more inclined to lie to conceal their misbehaviour than are children from non-punitive schools, a study of three- and four-year-old ...

Parents who come down hard on their children for telling lies or misbehaving may believe they are teaching the child right from wrong. But new research by NUS suggests that overly strict or punitive ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Parents who drank alcohol while watching the Super Bowl were more likely than those who abstained to use aggressive discipline on their children during the game, a new study shows.

You’ve probably been out in public and heard a parent shouting, swearing, or calling a child names. Or maybe you’ve found yourself in the position of losing your temper with your own children. Harsh ...

The internet these days is filled with parenting advice, and one debate has now taken the center stage more than ever. From expert panels to rational opinions, the conversation around harsh parenting ...

DEAD POETS' SOCIETY's Neil Perry listens to his dad’s commandments about what clubs he will join and how they will affect his future. Source: Touchstone Pictures The critical/harsh parent position is ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock/New Africa. A mom says she refused to give her child extra money after they spent their allowance early, and what she saw as a simple lesson in budgeting has now turned into ...