Regulation and Stress

Regulation and Stress in Infants/Toddlers

There are multiple factors that mediate the effects of abuse and neglect on early development. Some of the complicating factors include:

• • Children’s relationship to the offender, particularly an attachment figure

  • The use of threats, force, and violence

  • The level of family dysfunction, including intergenerational patterns of abuse

  • Children’s mental and emotional health and temperament

  • The child experiences pleasure during the abuse (particularly in sexual abuse)

  • The child feels guilt about the abuse

Regulation and Stress in Infants/Toddlers

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)[11]

See also Module 3, Handout #1 for Regulation and Stress in Infants/Toddlers Chart at the end of the Module or by clicking here.

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