Virginia’s Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a mother found guilty of assault and battery for disciplining her 12-year-old twins with a belt, after the panel said the trial judge ...

The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Nov. 25, 2025. A Douglas County judge will soon decide whether to order a man to stand trial for child abuse after a store’s video ...

Is it acceptable to impose corporal punishment on children in the name of discipline? The practice of Corporal Punishment may not be achieved through isolated incidents, but a profound understanding ...

Dear Abby: I am writing about your response to "John in Savannah," the 24-year-old man who is unsure how to explain that using a belt to discipline his three little girls is different from abuse. To ...

I am disgusted with the recent letter to the editor regarding the use of a belt for discipline (“Belt discipline can be appropriate,” Oct. 28). Yes many of our fathers and mothers used a belt this way ...