Early Childhood Development: Attachment Styles
Attachment theory is defined to be a psychological model that describes the dynamics of interpersonal connections between people. John Bowlby pioneered the research entailing attachment…
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
“The relationship of health risk behavior and disease in adulthood to the breadth of exposure to childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction…
Longitudinal Links Between Spanking and Children’s Externalizing Behaviors in a National Sample of Families
This study analyzes the cultural contexts of spanking since the majority of research is performed on middle-class causation Americans. This article seeks to address the…
APA’s Guide for Effective Discipline
The American Psychological Association supports “parents’ use of non-physical methods of disciplining children” and opposes “the use of severe or injurious physical punishment of any…
Physical Punishment and Childhood Aggression: The Role of Gender and Gene–Environment Interplay
This article explores the genetic factors that may influence how a child manages abusive misconduct as they develop. It seeks to answer the question about…
Vincent Felitti ACE Studies Abstract
Vincent Felitti’s research cited below summarizes some of the lasting ramifications that dysfunctional familial environments can have on children: Abstract Background: The relationship of health…
Screaming to sleep, Part Two: The moral imperative to end ‘cry it out’
Screaming to sleep, Part Two: The moral imperative to end ‘cry it out’ Wellness Parenting Philadelphia Family Health By Amy Wright Glenn PhillyVoice Contributor Lifelong…
Screaming to sleep, Part One: The moral imperative to end ‘cry it out’
Cry It Out, also known as “controlled crying,” is an “extinction method” of ending – “extinguishing” — the cuing for attention, help, nourishment, hydration, support,…