American researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, in Boston and the University of Minnesota, tracked the development of 206 children from birth to the age of eight, who were taking part in the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - an ongoing study into which factors influence individual development.
They interviewed and observed mothers interacting with their children at home and in a laboratory every few months, along with reviewing medical and child protection records.
Children’s intellectual development was also assessed at the age of two, five and eight-years-old.
Their findings revealed that nearly one in three children had been maltreated and/or witnessed violence against his/her mother by the age of five.
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