"Parents who physically abuse their children appear to have a physiological response that subsequently triggers more harsh parenting when they attempt parenting in warm, positive ways, according to new research.
"Reporting in the quarterly journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, a five-member team, led by Elizabeth A. Skowron, a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services in the University of Oregon College of Education, documented connections between the nervous system's ability to calm heart rate—via electrocardiogram (ECG) measures of parasympathetic activation—and the type of parenting mothers displayed during a laboratory interaction with their preschool child....
"This research by Dr. Skowron revealing a potential neurobiological trigger involved in abusive parenting may lead to new interventions that could help to improve the lives of children."
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-abusive-parenting-biological-basis.html
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