spanking linked to sexual problems
corporal punishment & adult problems in bed
If you spank your kid now, he could struggle with sexual problems when he grows up.
Interesting new research from the Family Research Lab reveals that spanking kids is associated with a higher risk of sexual problems as a teen or adult.
If the adult participants in this study were spanked as children, they're more likely to verbally and physically coerce a dating partner to have sex. They're also more likely to engage in risky sex and masochistic behavior.
“These results, together with the results of more than 100 other studies, suggest that spanking is one of the roots of relationship violence and mental health problems,” says Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Lab. “Because there is 93 percent agreement between studies that investigated harmful side effects of spanking, and because over 90 percent of U.S. parents spank toddlers, the potential benefits for prevention of sexual and relationship violence is large.”
The Family Research Lab, at the University of New Hampshire, recommends that parents never spank their kids.
Here's more information on child abuse and healthy sex -- not that I'm connecting spanking with child abuse. Some people do... but I'm just offering more info here.
For more info on this study of spanking and adult sex problems, here's my source:
University of New Hampshire (2008, March 2). Spanking Kids Increases Risk Of Sexual Problems As Adults. ScienceDaily.
