PARENTING CHALLENGES AND RESILIENCIES OF LATINO IMMIGRANT PARENTS

<p>Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Thirty five percent of Latinos who are currently children will be contributing taxpayers and will be having a great influence on the future economy. Immigrant Latino parents must overcome significant challenges to ensure their children’s well-being. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges and resiliencies of Latino immigrant parents. This study examines the resources Latino immigrant parents lacked and what knowledge and parenting skills they already obtained. This study specifically looked at Latino immigrant parents and their specific needs regarding parental knowledge and resources. This study used a qualitative design accomplished through the use of face to face and phone interviews. This study conducted 15 interviews with first generation Latino immigrant parents who resided in Southern California who migrated to the United States and had at least one child born in the United States. One major finding of this study was that Latino immigrant parents could benefit from school resources for their children such as tutoring, assistance with the college admission program and assistance with applying for scholarships and financial aid. Another major finding was that language was one dominant challenge and barrier that Latino immigrant parents faced that affected their ability to cope with the U.S school system. Based on the findings of this study one of the recommendations is to produce a policy that mandates the U.S school system to have translation services available for Latino immigrant families.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Social Work

Level thesis:degree_level

Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Social Work

Year dc:date.available

2017

Authors dc:creator

• Riggio, Nicolette Rose
• Avalos, Brenda Irene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Chang, Janet

• Latino Immigrant Parents
• Parenting Skills
• Parenting Challenges
• Migration Challenges
• Latino Immigrant Parental Resiliencies
• Social Work

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/469

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1521