Spare the rod and spoil the child? A good smack? British culture is permeated with language and values that promote hitting children. But attitudes like these are beginning to seem outmoded and ...

It is understood Premier Peter Malinauskas will on Friday release the state government’s response to a landmark inquiry into family violence, rejecting a key recommendation to ban smacking. The ...

Parenting comes with a host of challenges, from when to enrol your child in primary school to levels of discipline. Mothers, fathers, and carers have different ways of telling their children off, and ...

Smacking should be banned. Physical abuse by a minority of parents means there need to be stronger laws to protect all children. Anyway, there are other ways of guiding children as to what's ...

Corporal punishment including smacking has been used as an excuse for "awful abuse" and should be outlawed, a royal commissioner says. South Australia's Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and ...

Premier Peter Malinauskas has ruled on whether a royal commission recommendation to ban smacking will be brought in for South Australia. Have your say. It is understood Premier Peter Malinauskas will ...