Starvation as punishment can cause depression, aggression in children – Paediatrician
A Consultant Paediatric Haematologist and Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Edamisan Temiye, has warned parents against using starvation as a form of punishment for children, noting that it can lead to depression and aggression. He noted that it is wrong for parents to deprive their children of food to serve as