New research suggests how parents protect children from the long-term effects of stress

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

When young children experience violence or poverty, the effect can last well into adulthood. But new research from the Emory School of Medicine suggests that a strong parental relationship could override some of these effects, by changing how children perceive the environmental cues that help them distinguish between what’s safe or dangerous. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-parents-children-long-term-effects-stress.html