Depression is a huge social issue in society that affects a number of people and do not discriminate against age, gender, or race. Depression not only affects the individual diagnosed with the illness, nonetheless those who are closely associated with the individual. There is a ton of research on maternal depression and how it relates to parenting however, not much research focuses on the social-emotional development of a child who is reared by a caregiver with depression. This research examines four empirical research studies to determine if there is a link to a child’s social- emotional development and caregiver depression. The research produced four major themes: the attachment style of the child and mentally ill parent, a child’s ability
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Children who experience negative parenting are more likely to have a difficult time recognizing and understanding others emotions (Kujawa et al., 2014). Parents who are depressed are less likely to experience a series of different emotions (Kujawa et al., 2014). The children are more exposed to minimum use of emotions such as sadness instead of a wide range of emotions (Kujawa et al., 2014). An auditory and vision assessment amongst preschoolers whose parents diagnosed with depression was conducted to examine emotion recognition (Kujawa et al., 2014). The results of the study suggest that parents who are depressed and also display signs of negative parenting such as hostility and intrusiveness can affect their child social emotional …show more content…
Parent-child attachment, a child’s ability to recognize emotion and social emotional development during the early years of a child’s life is essential for the social-emotional development. After reviewing the literature, it is safe to say that care-giver depression does have an impact on the social-emotional development of a child. Off springs of depressed parents are more likely to have an insecure attachment with their parent that prevents them from being able to socialize with others. Young children of depressed mothers have a difficult time recognizing basic emotions and regulating their own emotions. Lastly, children who have depressed caregivers are less social and have more difficulty making
Children who experience negative parenting are more likely to have a difficult time recognizing and understanding others emotions (Kujawa et al., 2014). Parents who are depressed are less likely to experience a series of different emotions (Kujawa et al., 2014). The children are more exposed to minimum use of emotions such as sadness instead of a wide range of emotions (Kujawa et al., 2014). An auditory and vision assessment amongst preschoolers whose parents diagnosed with depression was conducted to examine emotion recognition (Kujawa et al., 2014). The results of the study suggest that parents who are depressed and also display signs of negative parenting such as hostility and intrusiveness can affect their child social emotional …show more content…
Parent-child attachment, a child’s ability to recognize emotion and social emotional development during the early years of a child’s life is essential for the social-emotional development. After reviewing the literature, it is safe to say that care-giver depression does have an impact on the social-emotional development of a child. Off springs of depressed parents are more likely to have an insecure attachment with their parent that prevents them from being able to socialize with others. Young children of depressed mothers have a difficult time recognizing basic emotions and regulating their own emotions. Lastly, children who have depressed caregivers are less social and have more difficulty making