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

Fontes, Lisa Aronson

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ERIC Number: EJ640616

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Publication Date: 2002

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

Fontes, Lisa Aronson

Journal of Counseling & Development, v80 n1 p31-40 Win 2002

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. (Contains 57 references.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Discipline, Family Counseling, Hispanic American Culture, Immigrants, Latin Americans, Low Income Groups

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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