Through Children's Eyes: Families and Households of Latino Children in the United States

Glick, Jennifer E.; Hook, Jennifer Van

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“…Living with family members is often regarded as an important social support strategy that potentially provides financial and social resources to children of natives (Parish, Hao, & Hogan, 1991; Stack, 1975). However, in many cases, high levels of coresidence among immigrants are a reflection of instrumental needs and financial hardships of those immediate and extended family members or friends (Glick & Van Hook, 2008; Leach, 2014; Ziliak & Gundersen, 2016). This living arrangement may contribute to resource dilution in a sense that daily necessities such as food may become even scarcer for each member in the same household, including children.…”

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Household Food Insecurity and Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development Among Children of Immigrants

Huang

Potochnick

Heflin

2017

Journal of Family Issues

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Food insecurity is negatively related to child development and health. In this study, we use Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Birth Cohort data to assess the cognitive and health consequences of household food insecurity for children of immigrants compared with children of native-born parents. Results suggest that children of immigrants from food insecure households fare worse than their native peers from food insecure households in health but not in cognitive skills after child and maternal demographic characteristics are taken into account. The remaining health disparity between children in food insecure immigrant households and children in food insecure nonimmigrant households is explained away by immigrant risk and protective factors. Having parents with strong mental health and living in two-parent families partially offset the negative health consequences associated with food insecurity. However, compared with food insecure nonimmigrant children, low socioeconomic risk may exacerbate the negative health consequences of food insecurity among children of immigrants.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Household Food Insecurity and Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development Among Children of Immigrants

Huang

Potochnick

Heflin

2017

Journal of Family Issues

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“…Extended family members may band together as a survival strategy, but such households may be unstable and provide few resources for children. 11 …”

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The Living Arrangements of Children of Immigrants

Landale¹,

Thomas²,

Hook³

2011

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Children of immigrants are a rapidly growing part of the U.S. child population. Their health, development, educational attainment, and social and economic integration into the nation's life will play a defining role in the nation's future. Nancy Landale, Kevin Thomas, and Jennifer Van Hook explore the challenges facing immigrant families as they adapt to the United States, as well as their many strengths, most notably high levels of marriage and family commitment. The authors examine differences by country of origin in the human capital, legal status, and social resources of immigrant families and describe their varied living arrangements, focusing on children of Mexican, Southeast Asian, and black Caribbean origin. Problems such as poverty and discrimination may be offset for children to some extent by living, as many do, in a two-parent family. But the strong parental bonds that initially protect them erode as immigrant families spend more time in the United States and are swept up in the same social forces that are increasing single parenthood among American families. The nation, say the authors, should pay special heed to how this aspect of immigrants' Americanization heightens the vulnerability of their children. One risk factor for immigrant families is the migration itself, which sometimes separates parents from their children. Another is the mixed legal status of family members. Parents' unauthorized status can mire children in poverty and unstable living arrangements. Sometimes unauthorized parents are too fearful of deportation even to claim the public benefits for which their children qualify. A risk factor unique to refugees, such as Southeast Asian immigrants, is the death of family members from war or hardship in refugee camps. The authors conclude by discussing how U.S. immigration policies shape family circumstances and suggest ways to alter policies to strengthen immigrant families. Reducing poverty, they say, is essential. The United States has no explicit immigrant integration policy or programs, so policy makers must direct more attention and resources toward immigrant settlement, especially ensuring that children have access to the social safety net.

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“…As a result of immigration and migration, households with extended kin are likely to be more unstable than other households as new arrivals come in and others move out. It is possible that such instability is associated with disruptions in schooling and inconsistent caregiving (Glick & Van Hook, 2008).…”

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Fostering social–emotional resilience among Latino youth

Reyes

Elias

2011

Psychology in the Schools

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National statistics reveal that Latino youth face significant challenges and engage in many risky behaviors that can hinder positive development and well-being, such as attempted suicide, lifetime cocaine use, unprotected sex, and dropping out of school. However, these statistics obscure the fact that many Latino youth are developing well despite exposure to significant adversity. A critical question that lies before researchers, educators, and policy makers is how to improve the health, well-being, and achievement of more Latino youth. This article considers conceptual issues related to resilience and culture, risk, and protective factors relevant to Latinos and the role schools play in promoting resilience. Special attention is paid to the building of child-based resources, such as social-emotional competencies, and social system resources, such as a caring school climate. C 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Through Children's Eyes: Families and Households of Latino Children in the United States

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Household Food Insecurity and Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development Among Children of Immigrants

Household Food Insecurity and Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development Among Children of Immigrants

The Living Arrangements of Children of Immigrants

Fostering social–emotional resilience among Latino youth

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