Ch. 12 Parents at Risk Flashcards
What is SES?
○ Highest educational degree obtained
○ Parents’ occupation
○ Income
Types of Resources
- Financial capita
- Human capita
- Social capita
Financial capita
money and income
Human capita
the availability, involvement, and motivation of other people to promote a child’s development (Attachment/Social Learning)
Social capita
access and connections to others in the community, including providers of medical care (Social services & Sports/clubs)
Linked to Parenting/Parenting Traits
○ Issues of neglect is associated with lower SES
○ Permissive parents with higher SES
Parents With Low Incomes
- Quality of Parenting Suffers
- Parents suffer
- Children suffer
- Effective parenting “buffers” harmful effects by seeking out resources an opportunities for their children
“Buffers”
When one variable protects against the potential adverse effects of another.
Problems for Homeless Parents
○ High rates of stress
○ Depression
○ Use of Harsh Discipline
Problems for Homeless Children
○ Poor health
○ Behavior Problems (Internalizing symptoms)
○ Educational Delays
○ Poor Academic Performance
Parents With High Incomes: Adjustment Problems
○ Anxiety
○ Depression
○ Substance Use
○ Emotional Problems
* Causes?
○ Values, time, parenting (gifts)
Parents in Violent Intimate Partner Relationships: Higher Rates of Child Maltreatment
○ Stress
○ Anger
○ Substance Abuse
○ Psychological Problems
○ Behavior Problems in Children
Parents in Violent Intimate Partner Relationships: risks for children
○ Witnessing IPV increases risk for problems
○ Boys high risk for externalizing problems
“Mother Blamming”
When mothers are accused of causing problems in their children.
Parents with Serious Mental Illness: Types of Deficits
○ Lacking warmth & emotional nurturance
○ Fail to engage in reciprocal interactions
○ Unable to structure & provide stimulation
○ Inappropriate supervision and discipline
