Loving and Nurturing Parents Create Healthy Children

It is very important to bring a child up in a positive domestic environment. Providing a healthy emotional example is vital in today's society. Without proper nurturing or positive life experience, a child could grow up to be emotionally challenged or more commonly known as a "basket case". A child must receive adequate social support. If not, once the child reaches adulthood their relationships with family, friends, co-workers, etc. may be extremely difficult to maintain. Drug and alcohol abuse can permanently damage a child's ability to relate to people on an emotional or psychological level. The damage could cause serious life-long social conflicts.
Studies show that children who have been physically beaten or abused by a parent may grow up to repeat the acts on their own children. Emotional and mental abuse has also been shown to have devastating effects on a child. …