Study: Spanking Toddlers May Trigger “Violent Cycle” of Misbehavior

March 28, 2014

The research team studied 1,900 families who were participating in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study — a research project involving children born in large American cities between 1998 and 2000. Nearly three fourths of the children in the study were born to unmarried parents. These families took part in assessments shortly after the child’s birth, and again when that child was one-,…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.