A nurse is assessing families in the community for child maltreatment.Which family would the nurse identify as being at highest risk?

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Identified risk factors for child maltreatment include: children with disabilities; children of very young parents; children of single mothers who live in poverty; parents who suffer from mental or chronic physical illness; parents who have rigid ideas of discipline,excessive stress,or marital conflict; parental substance abuse; and intergenerational history of abuse.

A Nurse Is Assessing Families in the Community for Child