From Parenting 24/7: University of Illinois Extension
Cascading effect of even minor early problems may explain serious teen violence
Posted Dec 05, 2008.
How do minor behavior problems and experiences early in life lead to serious acts of violence in teenagers? A group of researchers has found that the answer may lie in a cascading effect in which early life experiences lead to behaviors and new experiences that lead to yet other experiences that culminate in serious violent behavior.
Read the EurekAlert article.