Stop Hitting Kids

This episode addresses parenting and discipline using pain and physical punishment. The research is very clear about how physical punishment alters brain structures and functioning and causes kids to feel unsafe and as though they have to survive these interactions.If you're not clear on typical chlidhood brain development, start here!Spanking may lead to short term behavior change but doesn't teach kids what to do differently. You can look at research studies here, here, and here to gi...