Child Development and the Social Demography of Childhood

Hernandez, Donald J.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1997.tb01933.x

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“…The majority of these Latino youth are the first-generation or second-generation children of immigrants (Hernandez, 1997;Suárez-Orozco & Suárez-Orozco, 2001). Given these demographic trends, practitioners and researchers in several fields (e.g., education, health, psychology, public policy, and social work) have become increasingly interested in understanding the normative behaviors and adaptive strategies of Latino parents and the developmental outcomes of their children.…”

Section: Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

Becoming an American Parent

Perreira

Chapman

Stein

2006

Journal of Family Issues

183

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Abstract:One in five children living in the United States is an immigrant or a child of an immigrant, and 62% of these children are Latino. Through qualitative methods, this study identifies ways that Latino immigrant parents with adolescent children cope with their new environment and how that environment shapes their parenting practices. Two primary themes emerge: overcoming new challenges and finding new strengths. Immigrant parents discuss the challenges of overcoming fears of the unknown; navigating unfamiliar work, school, and neighborhood environments; encountering and confronting racism; and losing family connections and other forms of social capital. In response to these challenges, immigrant parents discuss developing bicultural coping skills, increasing parent-child communication, empathizing with and respecting their adolescent children, and fostering social supports. The results fit well with a risk and protective factor framework and provide a basis for improving policies and programs to support effective parenting in Latino immigrant families.Keywords: Mexican; Latino; immigrants; parenting; child development Article:At the turn of the 21st century, Latinos became the largest minority group living in the United States, and Latino youth became the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population under 18 years of age (Ramirez & de la Cruz, 2003; U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). The majority of these Latino youth are the first-generation or second-generation children of immigrants (Hernandez, 1997;Suárez-Orozco & Suárez-Orozco, 2001). Given these demographic trends, practitioners and researchers in several fields (e.g., education, health, psychology, public policy, and social work) have become increasingly interested in understanding the normative behaviors and adaptive strategies of Latino parents and the developmental outcomes of their children.Using qualitative methods, this analysis explores the ways in which Latinos describe their migration and acculturation experiences in relation to their role as parents in one of the fastest growing new immigrantreceiving communities in the United States-North Carolina. Through our research, we develop a model of risk and resiliency that incorporates the culture and diversity of Latino immigrant families. Our model describes factors that influence acculturative stress and intergenerational conflict in Latino immigrant families and parents' cultural adaptations to life in the United States. Based on our analysis, we identify a wide array of intervention points that may enhance clinicians' abilities to work constructively with Latino parents and youth. As a result, this analysis provides new insights that researchers can use in developing community programs and therapeutic interventions that support the transitions of Latino immigrant youth and their families to the United States.We begin our analysis with a brief discussion of previous research and theory that informed the development of this study. Next, we provide descriptive data on our informants and information ...

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Section: Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

Becoming an American Parent

Perreira

Chapman

Stein

2006

Journal of Family Issues

183

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“…The environmental factor of SES is a system that interacts with the factor of family language (the mother's language barrier) within Petar's system of family; resulting in an increased chance of health disparities that cause difficulty accessing or maintaining AAC services (e5800; Adelman, 2007;Hernandez, 1997;Hernandez, Denton, & Macartney, 2007).…”

Section: Family Sesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Intersection of Culture and ICF-CY Personal and Environmental Factors for Alternative and Augmentative Communication

Fannin

2016

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“…This limitation is particularly significant given three salient and unique qualities of siblings. First, the occurrence of one or more sibling in a household is prevalent, as nearly 80% of individuals have siblings [7] while more recent estimates place this figure closer to 90% [8]. Second, sibling relationships are among the longest lasting across the lifespan [9][10][11], as direct influence from parents tends to diminish across development and influence from intimate partners comes later.…”

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Predicting Sibling Relationship Quality from Family Conflict: A Longitudinal Study from Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood

Pauldine

Snyder²,

Bank³

et al. 2015

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Socialization experiences in the family have profound and lasting effects on development. The present study investigated whether exposure to family conflict in early adolescence influences relationship quality with siblings during young adulthood. Using a longitudinal design, observations of family conflict were used to predict self-and other-reported sibling relationship quality a decade later in an at-risk sample of 98 male and female older siblings of target boys in the Oregon Youth Study. Results indicated that familial conflict during early adolescence reliably predicted quality of sibling relationships during emerging adulthood. These findings are discussed with respect to social learning theory, previous research, and treatment implications.

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Child Development and the Social Demography of Childhood

Cited by 48 publications

References 9 publications

Becoming an American Parent

Becoming an American Parent

The Intersection of Culture and ICF-CY Personal and Environmental Factors for Alternative and Augmentative Communication

Predicting Sibling Relationship Quality from Family Conflict: A Longitudinal Study from Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood

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