"An important factor in the emotional development of children is how warm caregivers are, and studies have been done to find the effects of depressed mothers on the emotional development of children"(Murphy, 2014). Depressed mothers are not able to properly function mentally, which alters their thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, which puts a child at risk of developing emotional problems for being in the same stressful environment. (Murphy, 2014). "The fact that depressed mothers are likely to be indifferent towards their children, put them in less social situations, and generally provide less stimulation for their children, puts the children at a disadvantage for achieving normal emotional development"(Murphy, 2014). Evidently, the mental state that the caregivers are in have a great affect on a child's emotional development. Learning how to regulate emotions is a key aspect in a child's development. (Murphy, 2014) "Children see how their parents display emotions and interact with other people, and they imitate what they see their parents do to regulate emotions"(Murphy, 2014) The temperament of a child also plays a part in their emotion regulation, which is guided by the parenting style they receive. (Murphy, 2014) "For example, children more prone to negative emotions or episodes of anger are deeply affected by hostile and neglectful parenting, often leading to even more behavioral problems"(Murphy, 2014) "Parents should be aware that not only do their own emotions and parenting style affect the emotional outcomes of their children, but if they are not aware of how their children's tempers affect them, they could fall into a spiral of ineffective and indifferent parenting which further contributes to negative behaviors from the children"(Murphy, 2014) Furthermore, the ways that parents deal with the emotions of their children affects how expressive the children feel that they can be.
