Discourse Analysis (1)

Alex Grealish
Discourse Analysis (1)

Kaiser, Amy P., and Cathy H. Qi. "Behavior Problems of Preschool Children from
Low-income Families: Review of the Literature. - Topics in Early Childhood Special
Education | HighBeam Research - FREE Trial." Research - Articles - Journals | Find
Research Fast at HighBeam Research. 22 Dec. 2003. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.
Volunteering at babysteps we worked directly in the groups with the women and
some of the babies themselves. We talked about behaviors they might teach their
children as they grow and how they were effected by those behaviors themselves
growing up. This interested me to look up the major behavioral issues low income
families deal with will raising their children. I found an article, Behavior problems of
preschool children from low-income families where authors Qi, and Kaiser, studied
almost 3,000 preschool children and their problems with behavior. Working with
the mothers at babysteps we talked alot on how it is you can 'spoil' your child and
what it is a spoiled children really means. The group discussed issues children are
challenged with and how the mothers can work with that. They gave examples of how
they themselves felt spoiled and what it was they would change. Qi and Kaiser found
that, "children from behavior clinics (Keenan & Watschlag, 2000) and children with
adolescent mothers who were at risk for substance abuse (Elden, 1999) had (higher)
rates of problem behavior" (Kaiser, 11).