{"id":46814,"date":"2026-04-10T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46814"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:08:29","slug":"do-you-spank-your-kids-20-of-gen-z-and-millennial-parents-say-yes-study-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46814","title":{"rendered":"Do you spank your kids? 20% of Gen Z and millennial parents say yes: study – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Canadian Journal of Public Health study<\/a> says while \u201csupport for, and use of, spanking<\/a> may be declining in Canada,\u201d 20 per cent of Gen Z and millennial parents still use it.<\/p>\n

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The research, published last week, says that when Canadian parents aged 18 to 27 (Gen Zs) and millennial parents (ages 28 to 42) were asked whether they have ever spanked their child or children on their bottom with their hand, about 20 per cent said \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prevalence of spanking history among Canadian adults is high,\u201d the study states.<\/p>\n

The study is the first of its kind to provide details on the national landscape of spanking.<\/p>\n

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The researchers found that \u201chaving a history of being spanked as a child was associated with increasing odds of spanking one\u2019s own child.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Out of the 4,000 surveyed adults, when asked about perceptual beliefs about spanking, 15 per cent of parents overall believe \u201cit is necessary to use spanking to properly raise a child.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More than 72 per cent \u201cdid not support this belief,\u201d 10.6 per cent stated they did not know and 1.8 per cent said they preferred not to answer.<\/p>\n

In addition, 55.6 per cent of parents reported experiencing being spanked (three times or more) as a child, 40.2 per cent indicated they were spanked between none and two times, while 3.6 per cent reported not knowing about their spanking history.<\/p>\n

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Those most likely to spank are mothers (74.5 per cent), while fathers voiced similar but slightly lower support (73.4 per cent).<\/p>\n

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