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.

Leading health experts have urged parliamentarians to give children the “fundamental right to safety and protection” by backing a smacking ban. Experts from a number of medical specialties, including ...

A whole host of celebrities including Sir Michael Caine, Natalie Dormer and Alan Shearer are throwing their weight behind a campaign to finally ban smacking children in England. In Wales, Scotland and ...

The UK’s four regional Children’s Commissioners are expected to jointly call for a ban on smacking this weekend. The Christian Institute supports parents who sometimes use a loving smack to protect or ...

Kristy Crampton was arrested and charged with felony child abuse after reportedly "smacking" a child on a flight departing Sanford-Orlando International Airport in Sanford, Fla. According to the ...

"Any form of abuse against a child is completely unacceptable," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a press release Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of ...

Scottish lawmakers voted Thursday to ban parents and carers from smacking children. Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament voted by 84 to 29 to introduce a law that will make it a criminal offence for ...

Scottish parents could face prosecution for smacking their children under proposals due to be released tomorrow (Thursday 13th December) in a White Paper by the Scottish Executive. The proposals will ...