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During the past few decades, there have been significant social changes affecting children and their families. Fathers are assuming a more active role in child rearing, primarily as a result of increases in the numbers of women in the work force, and numbers of children in non-p…

Children do not exist in a vacuum; they come from families. Parents are a child’s first role model and a child’s first teacher. The role of mothers in a child’s life has been documented and celebrated in different cultures throughout history. In traditional families, mothers are…

Background: Childhood trauma has a direct impact on parenting. Parents with a history of adverse childhood experiences are more likely to struggle with mental illness in adulthood and have children at augmented risk for behavioral health issues. However, most of this work has fo…