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• n  a slap with the flat of the hand
• v  give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• New data from a leading researcher of corporal punishment adds to the evidence that any benefit of spanking is far outweighed by its cognitive and emotional costs.
• Parents who spank their kids before age 2 can expect them to get into trouble at school, suggests a study in Pediatrics.
• New data from a leading researcher of corporal punishment add to the evidence that any benefit of spanking is far outweighed by its cognitive and emotional costs.

• paddle
• larrup

News & Articles

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• Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges
  Michael Lashawn Johnson, 34, also known as “Spank,” pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine during a hearing in U.S. District Court.
  June 18, 2013 - WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
• Woman calls social services on man spanking his child in public
  A father decided to spank his misbehaving child in public. Witnesses saw what was going on and called police.
  June 12, 2013 - TMJ4 Milwaukee
• Police get involved after dad spanks daughter
  A dad ended up answering questions from police officers after he decided to spank his young daughter over a temper tantrum she was throwing.
  June 12, 2013 - TMJ4 Milwaukee

Quotes

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• Antawn Jamison in SI.com
  I talked to him,Jamison said. "He's like a little brother you've got to spank every once in a while. I put him in the closet and whooped his (butt) last night."
• Anthony Mundine in The Age
  I'm here. I'm not going anywhere,Mundine said. "I'll take his title. I already whipped him once, I'll spank him again. They may think he's gay. He might be in the Mardi Gras this week, because I'm sick of tapping that ass. It's true. I'll...
• Celine Hervieux-Payette in KBS Radio
  That would allow parents and caregivers "to interfere, but they cannot hit them or spank them," Hervieux-Payette said.