Today we are excited to be joined by Jorge Cuartas. Jorge is a PhD candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-author of Corporal Punishment and Elevated Neural Response to Threat in Children. He researches the negative impacts of violence including harsh discipline as it impacts children. He recently addressed the House of Representatives in Colombia as they considered a federal ban on corporal punishment.

Jorge will discuss with us why spanking continues to be prevalent amongst parents across the world. Furthermore, he will explain how his research has demonstrated the negative and dangerous impacts of spanking and corporal punishment. While spanking is often done with the intention of creating good behavior, Jorge will present how the effects can actually be the opposite.