In russia and other countries of the former ussr, belting has been a standard form of domestic corporal punishment of children. The punished child has usually lain flat on a sofa or bed while รขโ‚ฌยฆ The term spanking broadly encompasses the use of either the hand or implement, though the use of certain implements can also be characterized as other, more specific types of corporal punishment รขโ‚ฌยฆ

Within the audio, the data captured discipline in which mothers spanked, slapped or hit their young children, which then sparked crying, tantrums and whimpering. The audio reveals the moments In one recording, a mom spanks her 3-year-old 11 times for fighting with his sister. In another, a mom slaps her son for turning the page of a book while she reads to him.