Broken Family Literature Review

In a study by Grasso et al. (2011) six, nine, and twelve months’ post-treatment offered a continued reduction on childhood PTS symptoms. Parents also gained the listening skills needed to access their child’s needs. However, during treatment, negative childhood behaviors are likely to worsen (Grasso et al., 2011). Potential Barriers to Treatment.

Growing up in happy home protects children from mental, physical, educational, and social problems. Although 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States Divorce leaving children stuck in the middle. (Siegel p.7) Although parental separation and divorce may not seem to be a big deal to some, to others it can lead to big effects of children such as the foster care

In class, we were taught that most abused children do not grow to be abusers, but some do and they were most likely abused themselves by their parents (Notes January 25). The

It additionally examines the effect of marital breakup on children, adults, and society. The author asserts that children from divorced families are two times likely to see their marriages end in divorce. Furthermore, the author says adults from divorced families are much less likely to trust, and constantly feel unsure to engage in romantic relationships which can lead to problems of not getting married in the future. Jacquet, Susan E., and Catherine A. Surra.

Many children in low income homes, tend to score lower on test scores, and have higher drop out rates this may be due to lack of preparation, not having access to early childhood education programs, which means entering kindergarten, they are lacking the basic skills such as lack of vocabulary. Studies have shown, low income children enter school having heard 30 million fewer words than children from middle class families. These children also face poor nutrtion making it harder to concentrate and higher mobility, moving from school to school. Dysfunctional families also plays a role in a childs development, children coming home to stressful households can put a strain on them. (Jeanette DeForge January 08, 2015 http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/war_on_poverty_8_challenges_po.html)

The effects of divorce on children often last through adulthood. Adult children of divorce are more likely to experience depression and their own divorces, as well as earn less income and achieve lower levels of education, compared with adults whose parents remained

Based on the study, for a child who is involved in a parental divorce prior to the age of 7, the long-term effects of that divorce seemed to debilitate them as adults. Knowing this information and basing it on Erickson’s eight stages of a lifespan, by the time a prodigy of a divorce child reaches the age of 7, they have undergone at least three and a half stages, which are trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame/doubt, initiative versus guilt, and industry versus inferiority. If a child failed to achieve any of these stages, the long-term effects will be noticed as an adult. As a therapist who is treating an adult of divorced parents prior to the age of 7, I would first look at how I can helped them master the first 3 ½ stages of their life. It is imperative that the child is able to complete the first stage, which is trust versus mistrust.

Another factor is that social workers did have harder times finding homes that are willing to open up to foster siblings. Waln Brown, Ph.D. stated in his analysis article, The psychological consequences of separating siblings in the foster care, “The experience of been separated from family and placed in the care of strangers leaves a bloody scab that may never quite heal.” (2017). This means that the effect of being taken out of a home is traumatic on the child let alone taking away their siblings makes the situation worse for

Attachment issues can cause physical problems, such as failure to thrive, as well as emotional disorders like depression, failure to form attachments to caregivers, or mental-health disturbances. The more times a child is moved, the less likely he is to form secure attachments. Between 33 and 66 percent of foster-care arrangements are disrupted during the first two years, reports developmental psychologist, Brenda Jones Harden in "Safety and Stability for Foster Children," an article published in the winter 2004 issue of the journal The Future of Children. Kids with attachment issues might be distrustful and suspicious, unable to follow rules, or appear to have no sense of guilt over their behavior. Some attach too easily to any adult that try tries to care for them, but on a shallow level and to meet

Maternal deprivation is a concept that was considered by Bowlby, to lead to adverse effects on the child who experienced it. Maternal deprivation is the interruption/separation between a child and its mother, or a lack of maternal care in early childhood, which may then go on to cause psychological problems in adult life. Bowlby investigated the results of several studies where children had been separated from their mothers and noticed stages that they went through – initially crying and clinging to adults, then their activity diminishes and they cry less often, they then withdraw from social interaction becoming absorbed in their toys and finally if they are picked up, they struggle or cringe away from the adult. Bowlby’s work which he

The last pro would be that I see this process being very concrete and presented in a less threatening approach. Some clients might resist a more introspective approach if they are exposing a past issues. However, a con of the couple and family map was the map only plots cohesion, flexibility, and communication and does not take into consideration the past history of the client. It is only used as a relational diagnosis because it focuses on the relational system and not the individual, nor does it account for the environment in which the client is experiencing or cultural differences. It stated that it is sensitive to ethnicity traits, but I was

Overall, the research demonstrates that children being exposed to intimate partner violence between their parents may increase the risk of them experiencing trauma symptoms in future. Also, they are more susceptible to practicing negative parenting rather than positive parenting with their own children. Positive parenting may be able to moderate the association of inmate partner violence, but it does not necessarily work when inmate partner

People with attention-deficit disorder can’t be fix with a simple pill, it require the caring of family. It needs a positive family bond around them. It needs a group of peer that understand them. The real solution is much more difficult and complex. Ritalin and Adderall has been in high demand lately do to its short-term benefit to help child and adult whom been diagnosed with A.D.D. concentrate and improve their focus on the task at hand.

Family dissolution and eventual reconstruction is not an uncommon experience in the United States. Focusing specifically on a child’s ability to adjust positively to having a stepparent could assist family life educators to develop ways that potentially make this transition easier for children and adults who struggle with this shift. The following is an overview of a blended family whose members all had different perspectives on how they viewed being involved in a blended family dynamic. The purpose of this in-depth look at a blended family is to further explore the relationships between stepparents and stepchildren and the correlation, if any, to a child’s ability to have a positive reaction to adjusting to a new family dynamic.