In analyzing Stephanie's risk and protective factors, her risk factors outnumbered the protective factors. Some of the most relevant risk factors in Stephanie's family include poor parent-child interactions, family structure, parental history of violence, parental separation/divorce. As children grow up, they learn to interact with others through the way they are raised in their environment. Barbara H. Fiese and Marcia A. Winter stated that “children are influenced proximally by parenting through constant exposure to supportive interactions or direct contact” (Fiese & Winter, 2010). Looking at Stephanie's past history, it appears that she did not have much exposure to supportive interactions from her parents, as evidenced by the behaviors observed by the mothers. Stephanie was neglected physically and possibly emotionally, which impacted her ability to interact properly socially and her lack of self-esteem. Not having this positive interaction with his family caused turbulence in other aspects of his life, such as establishing meaningful relationships with his peers. This author believes that family systems theory would be best practice in this child's case. This theory was developed by Murray Bowen in 1950. Family systems theory comes from family therapy. In an article published by Lee Combrinck-Graham, he explains that the origin of this theory began after World War II, when "the psychologist and psychiatrist strived to understand the multiple influences on human behavior and adaptation human” (Combrinck-Graham,