Spare the rod, spoil the child: measurement and learning from an intervention to shift corporal punishment attitudes and behaviors in Grenada, West Indies

Spare the rod, spoil the child: measurement and learning from an intervention to shift corporal punishment attitudes and behaviors in Grenada, West Indies

Childrearing practices in the Caribbean and other postcolonial states have long been associated with corporal punishment and are influenced by expectations of children for respectfulness and obedience. Evidence across settings shows that physical punishment of young children is both ineffective and...

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Main Authors: Barbara Landon, Elizabeth D. Thomas, Lauren Orlando, Roberta Evans, Toni Murray, Lauren Mohammed, Jesma Noel, Rashida Isaac, Randall Waechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
corporal punishment
Caribbean
ECD scaling
parent attitudes
Measuring for Change
low- and middle-income countries
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1127687/full

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