Citation

Patrick S, Garcia J, Griffin L. Fam. Syst. Health 2010; 28(1): 19-29.

Affiliation

Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. sp27@txstate.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Families, Systems and Health)

DOI

10.1037/a0018919

PMID

20438200

Abstract

Prolonged and inconsolable new infant crying is 1 of the most challenging tasks for parental caregivers to ameliorate and manage. As parent(s) attempt to meet the stressors associated with this situation, multiple subsystems within the family may be adversely affected. Lasting interactional difficulties often result, interfering with the healthy development of parent-child and parent-parent dyads. This article examines these risks to the family system, suggests an important role for intervention by family practitioners, and presents recommendations for intervention by clinicians.

Language: en