Understanding social-emotional health and trauma

Title
Understanding social-emotional health and trauma
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Sims, Margaret
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4686-4245
Email: msims7@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:msims7
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Early Childhood Australia Inc
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:6457
Abstract
Research shows that a caregiver's sensitivity, ability to provide appropriate learning opportunities and to interact warmly are related to improved cognitive development and more positive behaviour of children (Smyke et 01., 2007). Some children are more susceptible to variations in quality of the care environment than others. For example, we know that aggression and pro-social behaviours in young children are underpinned by their genetic make-up, but recent research suggests that infants with a difficult temperament are more sensitive to particular environmental stressors and therefore are more likely to demonstrate aggressive behaviours when stressed (Dilallo, Elam & Smolen, 2009). In addition, where mothers have been stressed during pregnancy, their infants are more susceptible to variations in the quality of their rearing environments, and thus more likely to demonstrate emotional cognitive, language and behaviour problems in stressful contexts (Tolge, Neat Glover & Early Stress Translational Research and Prevention Science Network Fetal and Neonatal Experience on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2007).
Link
Citation
Every Child, 16(2), p. 18-19
ISSN
1322-0659
Start page
18
End page
19

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