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Spare the rod and spoil the child is what the good book says. However, over the years it’s become quite a debatable topic, some saying physical punishment is important while others say they cannot subject their children to that level of ‘torture’.
A report published in the Lancet shows that physical punishment is increasingly viewed as a form of violence that harms children and that physical punishment increases child behaviour problems over time.
According to James Ndirangu, a 42-year-old father of two, he has never physically punished his children fearing it might affect their relationship.
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