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Article History

Received: 3 October 2024

Accepted: 17 October 2025

First Online: 21 February 2026

Declarations

: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. The authors declare no competing interests. This study received approval from the Long Island University Institutional Review Board and complied with ethical standards established by the Declaration of Helsinki. This study obtained informed consent from all participants and protected participants’ rights to confidentiality.

: This study highlights the impact of parent’s early traumatic experiences on parenting and the parent-child relationship. Additionally, the study explores activating positive childhood memories as a potential mechanism to mitigate the impact of intergenerational trauma and highlights themes of participant’s positive childhood memories.