Molly S. Castelloe, Ph.D., tells us:

This analysis, conducted at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, offers new evidence that corporeal punishment causes cognitive impairment and long-term developmental difficulties.

Debates around corporeal punishment typically revolve around the ethics of using violence to enforce discipline. This inquiry synthesized 20 years of published research on the topic and aims to "shift the ethical debate over corporeal punishment into the medical sphere," says Joan Durant, a professor at University of Manitoba and one of the authors of the study. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...arms-the-brain

Having been introduced to the metal handle of a Fuller Brush broom at an early age, I found this study very interesting. "Spare the rod and spoil the child." http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/328950.html

Are there yeas or nays for corporeal punishment?