Positive Discipline: Creative Strategies and Long-Term Effects

Effective discipline strategies for toddlers and school-age kids focus on correcting behavior like lying or rebellion. Physical punishment has long-term effects that parents should consider when choosing creative alternatives.

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.