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At the start of the Victorian era, most children worked long days to support their families. School was not free and only richer families could send their children to school. Some rich children ...

Smacking children is a "Victorian-era punishment" that "undoubtedly harms children's health" and must be banned, leading paediatricians have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health ...

Doctors are calling for a ban on the “Victorian-era punishment” of smacking children over concerns that it causes significant harm. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH ...

It's time for the "Victorian-era punishment" of smacking children to be banned in England as it "undoubtedly harms children's health", according to a group representing leading doctors.

"Now is the time for this Victorian-era punishment to go and the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill amendment will do that if passed." Some 67 countries around the world have already adopted ...