Question

1. List two ways that parents can promote their adolescent’s academic achievement. Explain why each is “effective”.

2. Adolescents from immigrant families may experience acculturative stress. What is acculturative stress and how can social systems (for example, community, church, schools) help ease this conflict?

Answer 1

1]attent parent teacher conferences and regularly seek out information about child's progress -it help focus student's specific strengths and weekenesses in individual subjects and generalizing their level of intercurricular skills and competences

2]USE ACTIVITIES AT HOME to develop their knowledge and skills and utilize community resources [museums ,libraries and youth centers ]to create additional opportunities for learning

over C tests and assignments  

create a calender

children can assign each class in different coloured marker and write all of his assignments ,activities and appointments on the calender

create a weekly planner

let child breakdown information on the calender to make study plan for week

create a daily check list breaking down the weekly plan into daily check list

HAVE A STORY OR VIDEO BASED DISCUSSION ABOUT EMOTIONS

read a part ofa story or watch a clip from a movie with emotional content ,the let adolescent discuss it .This is beneficial in two ways ,one students are naturally practicing conversational skills and two they are thinking about how others respond to an emotional situation .These all things will help them to ventilate their feelings and concentrate more on studies

ACCULTURATIVE STRESS

acculturative stress refers to the stressors associated with being an immigrant or ethnic minority and going through the acculturation process

acculturative stress can have a negative impact on children and adolescents  psychological health    due to family's legal status ,and perceived discrimination ,

social systems to reduce this conflict

1] higher english proficiency was associated with lower rate of mental disorders - governments and supportive  agencies have to take enough activites to improve their English proficiency [eg, developing ENGLISH based programs to teach the social systems,provide tools for talking and teaching about immigration related issues]

2]connect with international families by partnering with schools.

providing snacks and volunteers after school programs -it help adolescents to relieve their stress and to think positively about their life  

-hosting family gatherings  

look for ways to help immigrants and refugees generate their own income or resources-church and social welfare groups can help them so adolescents and adults can lead a standard lifestyle so their stess will be relieved AND THEY WILL BECOME FRUITFUL ADOLESCENTS