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What are alternatives to spanking your child?

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What are alternatives to spanking your child?

Spanking is not a common way to discipline kids, and research links spanking to lower IQ and self-esteem. Pediatrician Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, shares a better way to discipline your child.

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