Child Development & Safety: Education, Behavior & Nutrition

Child development requires a balance of early childhood education, effective disciplinary techniques, and structured nutritional planning for growth milestones.

Kids and Discipline

The Long-Term Effects of Physical Punishment on a Child

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Holly Case

Disciplining a child is a necessary part of parenthood. Although physical, or corporal, punishment is illegal in places such as Sweden, it is commonly practiced in America. A 1999 survey led by Murray A. Straus and Julie H. Stewart, called "Corporal Punishment by American Parents,"

Holly Case has written professionally since 2000. She is a former contributing editor for "ePregnancy" magazine and a current editor for a natural food magazine. She has extensive experience writing about nutrition, pregnancy, infertility, alternative medicine, children's health and women's health issues. Case holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and professional writing from Saginaw Valley State University.