Research has long underscored the negative effects of spanking on children’s social-emotional development, self-regulation, and cognitive development. But recent findings show that spanking alters children’s brain response in ways similar to severe maltreatment. Learn more at https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/21/04/effect-spanking-brain
Resource Type:
- Website
Topic:
- Family Engagement
- Social-emotional development
Types of Diversity:
- Children and Families who have Experienced Maltreatment and Trauma
NC Community College Core Course:
- Child, Family, and Community
- Infants, Toddlers, and Twos