When reading the article Hugs, Not Hits, it says that the child outcomes of spanking leads to aggression and antisocial behavior. Studies have said that “Spanking is thought to increase antisocial behavior because it models aggression.” This article discusses the controversy of spanking and how twenty-five percent of parents agree that spanking is a good discipline measure. The advice of researchers and practitioners have concluded that spanking is harmful yet so many parents still agree to use spanking as a form of discipline or punishment. A child’s social competence has not been under study or examined if spanking does lead to a child’s aggression. Reading through this article it even states that maternal spanking was common in mothers who
