Emotional Healing Solutions for Childhood Trauma Affecting Parent-child Interaction

Ying Cui

doi:10.54097/g1nhys63

Authors

Ying Cui School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 Singapore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/g1nhys63

Keywords:

Childhood Trauma; Intergenerational Transmission; Parent-child Interaction; Emotional Healing; Attachment Theory; Reflective Functioning.

Abstract

Trauma in early life significantly affects a person's emotions and behaviour as a result; it often manifests in parenting behaviour and interaction with children. This paper studies the intergenerational transmission of trauma and presents all-encompassing emotional healing strategies to reduce the harm caused to the parent-child relationship. Based on the general ideas of psychoanalysis and present-day neurobiology and attachment theory, this paper investigates how unresolved parental trauma impairs emotional co-regulation and attachment security. Three therapeutic systems were presented to address the problem of historical injury: child-parent psychotherapy, enhancement of parental reflective functioning, and other ways. By means of multi-modal ways that pay attention to body awareness, cognitive integration and safe relational attachment, this paper proposes how parents can break the cycle of abuse and neglect in their families. Based on the above results, it is necessary to add trauma-informed approaches to the prevention plan for young children to build a stable, emotionally supportive home environment.

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