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Monday, September 28, 2009
Does spanking lower IQ?
This will surely ruffle the feathers of parents who spank.
Sparing the rod may do something better than spoiling he child.
Children who are spanked have lower IQ scores than those who are not, according to a study presented last week at the at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego.
The new study by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus found that children who were spanked had IQs 2.8 to 5 points lower than those who were not spanked.
“All parents want smart children. This research shows that avoiding spanking and correcting misbehavior in other ways can help that happen,” Straus says in a press release issued by his university. “The results of this research have major implications for the well being of children across the globe.”
Straus’ study included 806 children ages 2 to 4, and 704 ages 5 to 9.
For starters, Straus reasons that corporal punishment is extremely stressful and can lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms such as “being fearful that terrible things are about to happen and being easily startled.”
But is this hogwash? Do you think there is a link better spanking and IQ or is the professor on to something?
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Do children who are spanked have lower IQs.
This will surely ruffle the feathers of parents who spank.
Sparing the rod may do something better than spoiling he child.
Children who are spanked have lower IQ scores than those who are not, according t a study presented last week at the at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego.
The new study by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus found that children who were spanked had IQs 2.8 to 5 points lower than those who were not spanked.
“All parents want smart children. This research shows that avoiding spanking and correcting misbehavior in other ways can help that happen,” Straus says in a press release issued by his university. “The results of this research have major implications for the well being of children across the globe.”
Straus’ study included 806 children ages 2 to 4, and 704 ages 5 to 9.
For starters, Straus reasons that corporal punishment is extremely stressful and can lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms such as “being fearful that terrible things are about to happen and being easily startled.”
But is this hogwash? Do you think there is a link better spanking and IQ or is the professor on to something?
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