Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Young Children’s Development

Sun, Jing; Patel, Falguni; Rose-Jacobs, Ruth; Frank, Deborah A.; Black, Maureen M.; Chilton, Mariana

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.07.015

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“…Second, as De Hondsberg has a specialized and national function, only observing and treating the most severe cases of children with ID, other groups of children with ID should also be included in research. Also, the results of the present study suggest the need for an intergenerational approach [ 81 , 82 , 88 , 89 , 90 ] concerning ACEs in children, as both child characteristics and living characteristics possibly influence the number of ACEs experienced in children with ID. At last, because of their higher risk for ACEs and the fact that trauma related disorders are being missed frequently in individuals with ID, professionals in clinical youth care should be aware of the possible presence of ACEs and their profound impact on development and health.…”

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“…Children of parents who experienced 4 ACEs or more, were 4 times as likely to have mental health problems [ 81 ]. Some studies have associated maternal life experiences and ACEs [ 81 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 ] and mental health [ 87 ] with the development and behavior of their children. Possibly, dysfunctional rearing behavior plays a mediating role in parental ACEs and children’s outcomes [ 80 ].…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploratory Case-File Study in Dutch Residential Care

Vervoort-Schel

Mercera²,

Wissink

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are negative childhood events occurring in a child’s family or social environment, that may cause harm or distress. Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their families are underrepresented in international ACEs research, while current insights can also contribute to the improvement of their health and well-being. Deficiencies in intellectual and adaptive functioning and living circumstances can increase their vulnerability to adversities. In the present exploratory study 69 case-files of children referred to a Dutch national center for residential youth care for children with ID were analyzed to assess the prevalence and associations of ACEs. It was found that almost half (49.3%) of the children experienced 2 ACEs from the original ACEs framework or more (M (mean) = 2.1; SD (standard deviation) = 1.8) and that the number of ACEs in children was related to the presence of ACEs in parents. Both child and parental ACEs were also related to attachment- and trauma- and stressor-related disorders. Finally, living circumstances and multiple ACEs from the expanded ACEs framework, especially related to parental characteristics, were found to be related to ACEs in children with ID. This implicates the importance of a transgenerational approach when further investigating the impact of ACEs on mental and physical health in children with ID (intellectual disabilities).

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploratory Case-File Study in Dutch Residential Care

Vervoort-Schel

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Wissink

et al. 2018

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“…Research on the intergenerational impact of ACEs, which focuses on associations between parent ACEs and children's health, development, and functioning, has found continuity in risk of poor outcomes. 33 , 34 , 36 , 46 , 50 , 55 , 58 Thus, parent ACEs may contribute to chronic pain in youth, especially given their association with parent factors (eg, mental and physical health) that are implicated in pediatric chronic pain. 4 , 14 , 16 , 26 , 42 , 46 …”

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Adverse childhood experiences in parents of youth with chronic pain: prevalence and comparison with a community-based sample

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Dobson

Madigan

et al. 2020

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“…Mothers’ experiences of childhood trauma and their associated PTSD symptoms in adulthood have been linked to a number of adverse intergenerational outcomes. In one study, the young children of mothers who reported four or more adverse childhood experiences had higher levels of developmental risk, with mothers’ depressive symptoms and self‐rated health potentially mediating the association (Sun et al., ). Maternal histories of maltreatment and PTSD‐related distress are associated with mothers’ prenatal depression (McDonnell & Valentino, ), impaired bonding with their infants (Muzik et al., ), increased likelihood of spanking infant children (Chung et al., ), decreased satisfaction in parenting roles (Berz et al., ), and increased vigilance as parents (Lang et al., ).…”

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Mothering very young children after wartime deployment: A case report

Acker

Nicholson

DeVoe

2020

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Parenting very young children in the context of military service, deployment separations, and war-related trauma can be challenging for many families. Female active duty personnel represent one of the fastest growing segments of the military, and recent policy changes have led women to pursue serving in combat positions at much higher rates. While not much is known about service member mothers, some studies have shown that they experience significant symptoms of distress, depression, and anxiety during the deployment cycle, feelings of disconnection from family during reintegration, and higher rates of childhood trauma histories than their male counterparts. Service member mothers who experience the combined stressors of deployment separation, combat exposure, and adverse childhood experiences-a triple threat-may be at serious risk of posttraumatic stress and depressive symptomatology, which can negatively influence the quality and nature of their parenting and parent-child relationships. This case report describes the participation of a young single service member mother and her preschool-aged daughter in a home-based, reintegration program designed for military families with very young children (ages 0-5). The paper illustrates how this relationship-based, reflective parenting intervention was effective in increasing the mother's sense of competence in her parenting and strengthening the parent-child relationship. K E Y W O R D Sdeployment, intervention development, reflective parenting, reintegration, service member mothers RESUMEN Criar a niños muy pequeños en el contexto del servicio militar, las separaciones debido a asignaciones militares de trabajo y el trauma relacionado con la guerra pueden representar un reto para muchas familias. Las mujeres, como miembros del personal activo con asignaciones militares, representan uno de los segmentos que aumentan más rápidamente dentro del campo militar, y los cambios recientes en las regulaciones han llevado a las mujeres a dedicarse al servicio en posiciones de combate en porcentajes mucho más altos. Aunque no mucho se sabe acerca de las madres que son miembros del servicio militar, algunos estudios han mostrado que ellas experimentan síntomas significativos de angustia, depresión y ansiedad durante el ciclo de asignación militar de trabajo, sentimientos de desconexión de la familia durante la reintegración, y más altos porcentajes de historias de trauma en la niñez que sus compañeros varones. Las mujeres en el servicio militar que experimentan la combinación de factores de estrés por la separación debido a la asignación de trabajo, el estar expuestas al combate, y las adversas experiencias de la niñez -una triple amenaza -pudieran encontrarse bajo un serio riesgo de estrés

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Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Young Children’s Development

Abstract: Mothers' ACEs are significantly associated with their children's developmental risk. If replicated, findings suggest that addressing intergenerational trauma through focus on childhood adversity among young children's caregivers may promote child development.

Cited by 93 publications

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploratory Case-File Study in Dutch Residential Care

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploratory Case-File Study in Dutch Residential Care

Adverse childhood experiences in parents of youth with chronic pain: prevalence and comparison with a community-based sample

Mothering very young children after wartime deployment: A case report

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