The charity was involved with members of Family Q, who cannot be named for legal reasons, between 1975 and 1979.
After allegations of physical abuse were made the charity convened three case conferences with Sheffield social services. However, after looking over the records of the time the NSPCC concluded that the explanations given by the parents "were too readily accepted".
In a statement the charity said: "Since the 1970s, the way such cases are handled has moved on considerably. The importance of robustly challenging parents' explanations of events is now recognised. Today, the NSPCC takes a far more child-focused approach to its work."
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