Dimensions of Family Functioning: Perspectives of Low-Income African American Single-Parent Families

BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects up to 7% of children, with consequences lasting into adulthood for an indeterminate number of people. Children with ADHD need special interventions that start with effective parenting. Yet parent-education programs are often inappropriate for low-income or single-parent families who lack transportation, availability, or resources to attend. AIMS: We evaluated a remotely administered, 6-week, Six-step Parenting Program (SsPP) at two community health centers in Trenton, New Jersey. METHODS: Eight low-income, single-parent families were selected for participation. The parent/teacher rating scale of ADHD symptoms (SNAP-IV [Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham–IV questionnaire]) was administered pre- and post-application. RESULTS: Six out of 8 (75%) participating parents/guardians perceived improvements in children’s symptoms. Completion of SsPP resulted in reduced SNAP-IV values by an average of 12.4% ( n = 8), with improvements in 16 of 18 variables. CONCLUSIONS: The remotely administered SsPP may hold promise for parents unable to attend training and deserves further consideration and evaluation.

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Unique and Protective Contributions of Parenting and Classroom Processes to the Adjustment of African American Children Living in Single-Parent Families

Child Development ◽

10.1111/1467-8624.00405 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

pp. 274-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 102

Author(s):

Gene H. Brody ◽

Shannon Dorsey ◽

Rex Forehand ◽

Lisa Armistead

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Single Parent ◽

African American Children ◽

Single Parent Families ◽

Classroom Processes ◽

American Children

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Resilience as Mediator in the Relationship between Family Functioning and Depression among Adolescents from Single Parent Families

Akademika ◽

10.17576/akad-2017-8701-08 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 87 (01) ◽

pp. 111-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ying Yee Ng ◽

Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman

Keyword(s):

Family Functioning ◽

Single Parent ◽

Single Parent Families ◽

The Relationship

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“What you do to Children Matters”: Motherhood in Toni Morrison's God Help the Child

The Grove - Working Papers on English Studies ◽

10.17561/grove.v0i22.2700 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Manuela López Ramírez

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Parenting Style ◽

Low Income ◽

American Culture ◽

Black Children ◽

Single Parent ◽

Survival Strategies ◽

African American Culture ◽

Authoritarian Parenting ◽

Authoritarian Parenting Style

Toni Morrison’s latest novel, God Help the Child, explores the damaging effects of racism on motherhood and the dramatic impact of toxic mothering upon children. The institution of patriarchal motherhood fails to enact the critical tasks of motherwork —preservation, nurturance and cultural bearing, while mothering is a potential site of empowerment of black children and African American culture. African American authoritarian parenting style, associated with patriarchal motherhood, has a correlation with diverse factors, such as the legacy of slavery and its survival strategies, low-income and/or single-parent households and the disruption of the motherline. Motherhood distorted by racism cannot develop a sense of black selfhood in children, thwarting their chances of survival, resistance and subversion of racist ideologies.Keywords: African American, authoritarian parenting, passing for white, single, motherhood.

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