Poor children often had to go to work to earn ... If you were born into the Middle or Upper classes in the Victorian era, you would usually have been brought up by nurses and governesses.

Doctors are calling for a ban on the “Victorian-era punishment” of smacking children over concerns that ... of three are more likely to suffer from poor mental health and have behavioural ...

It's time for the "Victorian-era punishment" of smacking children to be banned in England as it "undoubtedly harms children's health", according to a group representing leading doctors.