Positive relationship factors may help break cycle of child maltreatment - CDC

Chris Engel 10/3/1312:05 PM

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The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special supplement investigating the role of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNRs) and social contexts in the cycle of child maltreatment across generations. Efforts focused on enhancing SSNRs between parents and children, as well as between parents and other adults, may be a helpful prevention strategy for breaking the cycle of child maltreatment and promoting life-long health.

The special issue includes the following:

Examining the Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships in the Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment—Introduction to the Special Issue [Full text]
Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships Break the Intergenerational Cycle of Abuse: A Prospective Nationally Representative Cohort of Children in the United Kingdom [Full text]
Disrupting Intergenerational Continuity in Harsh and Abusive Parenting: The Importance of a Nurturing Relationship with a Romantic Partner [Full text]
Tests of the Mitigating Effects of Caring and Supportive Relationships in the Study of Abusive Disciplining Over Two Generations [Full text]
Breaking the Cycle of Maltreatment: The Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships [Full Text]
Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships as a Moderator of Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment: A Meta-Analysis [Full Text]
The Complex Etiology and Lasting Consequences of Child Maltreatment [Full text]
Advances in Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting Practices and the Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships: Comments on a Promising Approach, Practical Application, and Some Cautions [Full text]

Findings

Key findings emerged on the positive effect of SSNRs on disrupting the transmission of child maltreatment across generations:

•Parents who were maltreated as children were more likely to have children who were also maltreated.

•SSNRs may help break the cycle of maltreatment from parent to child.

•Supportive and nurturing relationships for adults can be protective for children

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/a0920-child-maltreatment.html

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Brenda YuenMember

Louise, that wisdom is needed in our biggest child-serving system: the Educational system! So much goes wrong there - so much judgement, so much ignorance, such a lack of nurturing and making it "safe space" - with the rate of bullying and other forms of maltreatment happening right inside the institutional walls that gets glossed over, our children are traumatized (or retraumatized as the case may be) over and over again, all with the Educational system turning a blind eye. It sickens me!

10/21/131:13 PM

Louise GodboldMember

Thank you for this great link, Chris!

It's what we at Echo Parenting & Education have long believed - nurturing relationships are key to optimum physical, mental and emotional development. Getting a child to comply through discipline is a short-term and short-sighted goal. It makes me cringe every time I hear about new 'methods' and 'tools' to control a child's behavior. We know we should approach trauma survivors with "What happened to you?" and not, "What's wrong with you?" so why can't we extend that same approach to children? If we could see a child's behavior as the expression of an unmet need or evidence of a powerful feeling they need help to regulate, instead of defiance or willfulness or just being plain 'bad', then those nurturing relationships would come more easily. Okay, I'll get off my soap box now!

10/21/1310:10 AM

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