Preschoolers' Psychosocial Development, Parents, and Neighborhoods: Towards an Integrative Approach for Immigrant Families.
Nearly 5.5 million children between the ages of 0–5 in the US have at least one immigrant parent, and 22% of these children live below the poverty line. Emerging research highlights the importance of examining the neighborhood- and parenting-level risks and resources that are most impactful for youn...
| Published in: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 32; no. 11; pp. 3635 - 3652 |
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Nov2023
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