Kids Who Get Spanked May Have Lower IQs

You say you were spanked as a child and you are OK now. So chances are you would you do the same to discipline to your children?

In an article by Time magazine, a Sociologist in the US says that,

“…kids who were physically punished had up to a five-point lower IQ score than kids who weren’t — the more children were spanked, the lower their IQs — and that the effect could be seen not only in individual children but across entire nations as well. ”

“…being spanked or hit is associated with fright and stress; kids who experience that kind of trauma have a harder time focusing and learning. ”

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1926222,00.html#ixzz25UHe0rFI