Corporal Punishment of Children

Reaffirmed by the ACEP Board of Directors October 2007
Revised and approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 2001
This statement replaces Council Resolution CR015 approved October 1993
 

ACEP disapproves of the use of any form of corporal punishment as the primary method of disciplining children. Emergency physicians may provide education to parents/caregivers on non-corporal techniques to achieve desired patterns of behavior in children.