According to Dr. Gottman, past research studies have shown that «spanking teaches, by example, that aggression is an appropriate way to get what you want... [and that it] can have a long term impact as well,» and that spanked children, «as teenagers... are
more likely to hit their parents... as adults
more likely to be
violent and tolerate violence in their relationships,» and that «interestingly, studies of parents who have been trained in other
methods of child discipline show that once they find effective alternatives, they drop the spanking.»