Hispanic Mothers' Experiences with School-Based Emotional Health Curriculum and Perspectives of Their Own Mental Health Needs.
Yuqing Guo, Julie Rousseau, Patricia Renno and 8 others
PMID 29505324WHAT IT FOUND
Hispanic mothers whose children took a school emotional-health program reported benefits and wanted to help with homework.
They also asked for skills to manage their own stress, family conflict, and conversations about emotions, with culturally responsive support.
Key findings
01Four themes emerged: challenges managing child distress, recognizing the EHC's impact, mother engagement and need for support, and cultural sensitivity and community support.
02Five mothers reported the EHC enhanced their child's emotional well-being, with improvements in self-confidence, conflict resolution, fears, and responsibility.
03All 18 mothers said emotional health was important to their own wellbeing; 16 wanted mindfulness, and 17 wanted core EHC skills.
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What it does not show
Eighteen mothers from one charter school, all Spanish-speaking and already interested in child emotional health, so the views may not represent all Hispanic families. Mothers with multiple jobs or less support may have been missed. Fathers were not included. The study did not test whether the curriculum changes child or mother mental health outcomes.
Declared interests
The authors report no conflict of interest and say they alone are responsible for the content and writing.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read mothers' positive reports as proof that the curriculum improves children's mental health. This study asked 18 mothers about their experiences and needs; it did not test child outcomes.