Parental roles cause a great deal of stress, but mothers experience higher stress than fathers. Parents may reduce the stress, according to Ventura, by holding a positive view, developing a focused role, compartmentalizing roles, and compromising. The Internet abounds with information on kids and the issues that impact them. Many of these families, however, use entrepreneurial efforts to earn the income necessary to support the educational endeavors of their children. Information on this strategy has been documented on Jewish immigrant and Asian immigrant families.
Foreign adoptions are on the rise.
Children from the newly independent states are now often adopted into American families. Studies show that gay men and lesbians can create stable home environments, but children may worry about what others think of their parents. Using the web sites listed below or others, find out more about special populations children and about kids in Idaho. For each of the basic needs of children listed below, identify a support service or alternative to the family and indicate if you think the alternative has become more important in the past three years. This result differs from our class discussion.