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." ...

A new report by the CI shows that there is no evidence smacking causes lasting harm to children, and warned that a ban risks criminalising loving parents and diverting resources away from children in ...

Medical experts in England are calling for a ban on the physical punishment of children, urging an end to the legal defence ...

A mother-of-two says she is "baffled" that smacking a child was ever legal in Wales, nearly three years on from a ban being introduced. Mari Ellis Dunning, 32, said she sought "to meet my kids with ...

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.

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 ...

A Christian public affairs group has advised against the proposed smacking ban being considered by Stormont after conducting ...