男孩的母亲过去常虐待自己的孩子。用英语怎么说？

男孩的母亲过去常虐待自己的孩子。

The boy's mother had a history of abusing her children.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

mother

n. 母亲，妈妈，女修道院院长，大娘；vt. 像母亲般地照顾，养育，溺爱；

例句
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well...
我感到自己已经完全接受了当妈妈的想法。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

history

n. 历史，历史学，发展史，履历，经历，（某地的）沿革；

例句
The way that American history is taught may change in order to accommodate some more of those cultures.
美国历史的授课方式可能会为了照顾到更多的文化而作改变。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

abusing

v. 妄用( abuse的现在分词 )，虐待，辱骂；

例句
He has been charged with extortion and abusing his powers.
他被控犯有敲诈勒索罪和滥用职权罪。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

children

n. 孩子们(child的复数)，儿童，膝下，孥；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。