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Though looked down upon by many spanking is currently a common manner of discipline in many American households. The highly controversial issue of whether spanking is or is not harmful to children has always been actively debated by parents, teachers, and child researchers. Research has been conducted deeply on the topic, and now numerous issues regarding child development are arising from the results. A number of people feel that spanking is not a problematic form of discipline; many others have the antithesis to the theory. Families are finding less violent, more productive forms of parenting and discipline for their children. Spanking is now more then ever considered a form of poor parenting. Children that were found to have been struck in during their childhood have revealed negative behavioral and mental characteristics later in life. Research conducted by the National Center for Children has confirmed that a large majority of children that were subjected to spanking, show signs of anxiety and aggressiveness in their adult lives. Such children, who were