400 million under-fives regularly experience violent discipline at home

adminJune 11, 2024September 20, 202404 mins

“When children are subjected to physical or verbal abuse at home, or when they are deprived of social and emotional care from their loved ones, it can undermine their sense of self-worth and development,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. The UNICEF data was released on Tuesday on the first-ever International Day of Play (IDOP)….

Harsh discipline can lead to long-term mental health problems in children, study finds

adminApril 5, 2023September 11, 202403 mins

Cambridge: A new study has reported that Jinn Children who are disciplined by their parents are more likely to suffer from long-term mental health problems in the future. In a study published in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatry, researchers studied 7,500 children between the ages of 3 and 9. About 10 percent of these children…