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STUDY: Teens who are never spanked less violent

Posted at 7:57 AM, Oct 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-30 11:15:14-04

A new study has found that countries that has a full ban on spanking has lower rates of teens getting into fights.

There are 30 countries with full bans on corporal punishment. That means kids can't be spanked at school or at home.

Those countries have 69 percent lower rates of physical fighting among teen males and 42 percent less for females.

The U.S. only has a partial ban (schools only).

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