The Effect of Spanking on the Brain

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 Link: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/21/04/effect-spanking-brain

Resource Type: Website

Topic(s): Family-Centered Practices, Social-emotional development

Types of Diversity: Children and Families who have Experienced Maltreatment and Trauma

Community College Core Course(s): Child, Family, and Community, Infants, Toddlers, and Twos