title: Corporal punishment.
abstract: Corporal punishment is used for discipline in most homes in the United States. It is also associated with a long list of adverse developmental, behavioral, and health-related consequences. Primary care providers, as trusted sources for parenting information, have an opportunity to engage parents in discussions about discipline as early as infancy. These discussions should focus on building parents' skills in the use of other behavioral techniques, limiting (or eliminating) the use of corporal punishment and identifying additional resources as needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7595, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7595, USA. Electronic address: ajzolo@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zolotor
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting; D010819:Physician's Role; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care; D011678:Punishment
keywords: Behavior; Corporal punishment; Discipline; Spanking