Eva Mendes sparks parenting debate over quote on spanking

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Eva Mendes has compared spanking children to domestic abuse.

The 47-year-old actress – who has daughters Esmeralda, six, and Amada, four, with partner Ryan Gosling – sparked a parenting debate on Instagram when she shared one of her favourite quotes.

She wrote on Instagram: I’m often asked what my favourite red carpet dress is. This @versace is definitely up there. Im not often asked what my favorite parenting quote is, but I’ll post it anyway.(sic)”

On a second slide, she shared: “Spanking does for a child’s development what hitting a spouse does for a marriage.” One fan quickly disagreed an…

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