Slapping, shoving tied to kids' future health problems

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Slapping, shoving tied to kids' future health problems

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are punished through pushing, shoving and slapping are more likely to be obese and have other health problems when they grow up, a new study suggests. "This is one study that adds to a growing area of research that all has consistent findings that physical punishment is associated with negative mental and now physical (health) outcomes," said Tracie Afifi, who led the study at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. ...

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