Michelle Obama has revealed that she previously smacked her two daughters. (WireImage) Former First Lady Michelle Obama has revealed she stopped spanking her daughters because she felt "embarrassed." ...

Smacking children in the UK should be made illegal, four children's commissioners are set to argue. A UN inquiry looking into 'Children's Rights' will hear evidence from the UK officials during a ...

Britain is coming under fire from the Council of Europe for failing to introduce a total ban on smacking children.The UK is one of the few nations in the Europe to not have completely outlawed the ...

The UK’s children’s commissioners have called for a wholesale smacking ban, describing the current situation where there is a legal defence in some nations as “outdated and morally repugnant”. Wales ...

Smacking should be completely outlawed so kids must have the same protection from assault as adults, the UK’s four Children’s Commissioners have said. In a rare joint statement, they called on the ...

Scotland’s law banning the smacking of children came into effect on Saturday, making it the first UK nation to do so. The law provides children with the same protection from assault as adults receive.

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