When we say abusive parenting tends to run in families, what does this mean?
A) Abusive would-be parents are more likely to get married to each other.
B) Abused children are more likely to abuse their own children than the non-abused.
C) More abused children abuse their own children than do not abuse them.
D) Abusive tendencies are genetic and cannot really be avoided.

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This statement means that there is a pattern or cycle where children who experience abuse may be more likely to exhibit abusive behaviors towards their own children. This is not to say it is inevitable or that all abused children will become abusive parents, but rather that there is a higher risk or likelihood compared to those who were not abused.

When We Say Abusive Parenting Tends to Run in Families