Tom Buchanan, Naomi Phung, Mimo Hammoud, Kathleen Kjartanson, Angel Friesen
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Abstract
Parents of racialized children and children with disabilities experience a unique set of challenges and stressors in their parenting role. Many studies now exist focusing on parenting during the pandemic. Yet, there is a need for more research examining how parenting during COVID is complicated for minority parents who have a child with a disability. For this project, we used the Crowdsourcing: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians-Parenting During the Pandemic, 2020 dataset. Data in this national survey was collected from June 9 to June 22, 2020 (Statistics Canada, 2020a). We specifically examined how parenting at least one child with a disability intersected with being a racialized mother. After applying benchmarking and restrictions, the sample of 12,624 analyzed in this study consists non-Indigenous mothers with children either preschool age (0–5) or school age (6–14). The highest rates, across a broad range of concerns for children and family were reported by racialized mothers who also reported having child(ren) with a disability. Parents with only preschool children were less concerned for children but reported slightly higher levels of family concerns. A series of interactional analyses further revealed intersectional impacts on concerns between racialized mothers, parenting a child with a disability, and the age of the child. This study emphasizes the importance of intersectional considerations during the early pandemic relating to parenting for racialized mothers of children with disabilities. Societal implications, measurement/sample/analysis limitations, and policy implications are considered.
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Journal of Child and Family Studies (JCFS) international, peer-reviewed forum for topical issues pertaining to the behavioral health and well-being of children, adolescents, and their families. Interdisciplinary and ecological in approach, the journal focuses on individual, family, and community contexts that influence child, youth, and family well-being and translates research results into practical applications for providers, program implementers, and policymakers. Original papers address applied and translational research, program evaluation, service delivery, and policy matters that affect child, youth, and family well-being. Topic areas include but are not limited to: enhancing child, youth/young adult, parent, caregiver, and/or family functioning; prevention and intervention related to social, emotional, or behavioral functioning in children, youth, and families; cumulative effects of risk and protective factors on behavioral health, development, and well-being; the effects both of exposure to adverse childhood events and assets/protective factors; child abuse and neglect, housing instability and homelessness, and related ecological factors influencing child and family outcomes.