Document Type
Article
Keywords
family resilience, mental health, native Americans or American Indians or indigenous, parenting, social support or community support
Disciplines
Social Work
Abstract
Research indicates that effective disciplinary practices, such as offering praise and teaching acceptable versus non-acceptable behaviour, can act as protective factors against the social and behavioural health disparities experienced by Native Americans (NA). The purpose of this critical ethnographic study (n = 436 qualitative elder, adult, youth and professional participants) was to use the Framework of Historical Oppression, Resilience, and Transcendence (FHORT) to qualitatively examine participants' reported experiences of disciplinary practices. Thematic analysis of qualitative results indicated several approaches to disciplining children, which included the following themes: (a) Establishing Structure and Boundaries; (b) Taking Away Privileges and Rewarding Good Behavior; and (c) Teaching Right from Wrong. Results indicate that despite experiencing historical oppression, NAs still report many disciplinary and other parenting practices contributing to family resilience that were present prior to colonization. Communal and relational supports contribute to positive parenting practices, indicating an importance to promote holistic and inclusive clinical treatment approaches.
Publication Title
Child & Family Social Work
Volume
27
Article Number
1035
Publication Date
2022
First Page
185
Last Page
194
DOI of Published Version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12868
Language
English
Peer Reviewed
1
Recommended Citation
McKinley, Catherine; Knipp, Hannah; and Lilly, Jenn M., "‘A learning experience’: Disciplinary and parenting practices among Native American families" (2022). Social Service Faculty Publications. 32.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/gss_facultypubs/32
Version
Published
Creative Commons License
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