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Another once-common parental practice that has fortunately all but disappeared in the West is corporal punishment. Whether or not you think “you turned out fine” after being hit by your parents, the science on this is clear. According to the WHO, “Corporal punishment triggers harmful psychological and physiological responses. Children not only experience pain, sadness, fear, anger, shame and guilt, but feeling threatened also leads to physiological stress and the activation of neural pathways that support dealing with danger. Children who have been physically punished tend to exhibit high hormonal reactivity to stress, overloaded biological systems, including the nervous, cardiovascular and nutritional systems, and changes in brain structure and function.”

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