Raising children in modern society is becoming an increasing challenge because exposure to many stressful situations, the speed of everyday life, society's expectations, etc., creates frustrations that parents often do not know how to deal with, so they can transfer them to child rearing and resort to educational methods such as corporal punishment. which is prohibited by law. The aim of this research is to examine students' attitudes towards corporal punishment of children and to determine where in the opinion of students is a limit that does not require a response from social institutions and government services that protect children's rights. Furthermore to investigate whether there are differences in attitudes regarding the study "Physical abuse of children ", Ivana Marag from 2006. under the mentorship of prof. Irena Cajner Mraović, Phd. In the quantitative research, a non-probabilistic sample was used, and the research was conducted on a sample of 94 students in Croatia, using the online survey method. Descriptive statistics in the SPSS computer statistical program were used in the data analysis. The results of the research indicate mostly negative attitudes of students towards corporal punishment of children, and the comparison of the results of the two researches does not show major changes in attitudes from 2006 to 2020. The results can contribute to social institutions as an indicator of the current attitudes of students, most of whom are not in the parental role, about the physical punishment of children. Given the limitations of the quantitative method of online surveys and the non-probabilistic appropriate sample from which the results cannot be generalized to the entire population, there is a need for further research on the topic of corporal punishment of children in Croatia.