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Child Discipline and Physical Abuse in Immigrant Latino Families: Reducing Violence and Misunderstandings

✍ Scribed by Lisa Aronson Fontes

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
189 KB
Volume
80
Category
Article
ISSN
1556-6678

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✦ Synopsis

This article examines common areas of misunderstanding between professionals and low‐income Latino families concerning issues of physical abuse. It argues that low‐income immigrant children deserve the same protection from harsh physical punishment as all other children. This ar ticle suggests culturally competent ways for counselors to work with Latino families to eliminate all forms of violence toward children including corporal punishment. Finally, this article argues that the systemic stresses on low‐income Latino immigrant families must be acknowledged and reduced when addressing child discipline and abuse.

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