An educational intervention for health care providers.

Abstract

Background and Theory of ChangePreventing the continued use of physical punishment in the United States will require changing parental attitudes and beliefs associated with the effectiveness and appropriateness of its use. Parents report that they listen to professionals, including health care professionals, regarding child discipline (Hornor et al., 2015;Taylor, Hamvas, Rice, Newman, & DeJong, 2011). However, although the use of physical punishment can contribute to numerous negative consequences for children, a significant number of pediatric health care providers continue to endorse the use of physical punishment (Hornor et al., 2015;Tirosh, Offer Shechter, Cohen, & Jaffe, 2003). Furthermore, pediatric health care professionals are not well trained to address these issues,