Channel News Asia on Caning and Spanking

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This article isn't really news to us, but it does discuss spanking from an Asian and Singaporean perspective which I think makes it more worthwhile.
Why Few Parents Openly Admit they Cane, Smack, or Spank

parents can use mild to moderate corporal punishment effectively, a study conducted in response to Professor Gershoff’s led by University of Berkeley, California’s Professor Diana Baumrind, known for her work on parenting styles, argued.

This is echoed by Dr Kim Lian Rolles-Abraham, a senior clinical psychologist in Singapore who finds it more useful and reasonable to remind parents that harsher physical punishments like caning should never be conducted in an emotionally charged environment