Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) Former First Lady Michelle Obama has revealed she stopped spanking her daughters because she felt "embarrassed." ...

Hundreds of parents have been sent on out-of-court parenting courses since the smacking ban was introduced in March 2022, according to a Welsh government report, and "fewer than five" cases had since ...

Campaigners have been left disappointed after the government revealed that it did not have any plans to ban the smacking of children as a physical punishment in England. A new Bill about the ...

Smacking children is a "Victorian-era punishment" that "undoubtedly harms children's health" and must be banned, leading paediatricians have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is ...

France's parliament is expected to adopt a largely symbolic ban Tuesday on parents smacking their children, a practice which though condemned by the UN still enjoys widespread support in the country.

Almost four years since Wales made it illegal for parents to physically punish their children, a new review shows it is ...

The UK's children's commissioners have united to call for a complete ban on smacking, condemning the current legal framework which allows for a defence of "reasonable punishment" in England and ...

The education secretary has said Labour will wait and see how a child smacking ban in Wales works before banning “reasonable chastisement” in England. Despite Sir Keir Starmer in 2022 calling for a ...

Premier Peter Malinauskas has revealed that he was smacked “on occasion” as a child, while discussing the state government’s ...