"Ending corporal punishment will be a huge benefit to children and their societies, and it should end now." Violent punishment of children causes unnecessary pain and suffering, is degrading, and harms children's development, educational success, and mental health, Human Rights Watch said. A key step to ending corporal punishment is to outlaw the practice and rigorously enforce the law, studies have found. Decades of studies have linked violent discipline to increases in suicidal thoughts, anxiety, domestic violence, criminality, and school drop-outs. Violent discipline by parents, caregivers, and teachers easily spirals out of control, and beatings kill thousands of children each year.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2021 09:23 UTC