Secondary sources summaries

Saunders, Elizabeth Grace. “How to Make Time With Family and Loved Ones Count.” The New York Times, The              New York Times, 13 Feb. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/smarter-living/how-to-make-time-with-family-            and-loved-ones-count.html?
    
      In this article, the author focuses on the relationships within families, and what we can do to improve them. She talks about three main areas where we can make changes, eating together, winding down together and live together. In her first few paragraphs, she stresses the importance of finding time to eat together without the distraction of phones or the tv. She says it is important to try to eat dinner together unless extracurriculars or work get in the way. She then says finding a time where everyone is free to have a meal together is important. In the next section, she talks about how important not only for your family but for your health it is to not be on your phone before bed. She suggests we spend time with our families before bed. Finally in the last section she talks about living together. By this, she does not mean go on crazy adventures together, she plainly means do day to day things with your family.

Frounfelker, Rochelle, et al. “‘We Would Never Forget Who We Are’: Resettlement, Cultural Negotiation, and      Family Relationships among Somali Bantu Refugees.” European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 26,        no. 11, Nov. 2017, pp. 1387–1400. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s00787-017-0991-1.

    This article explores the idea of how families resettle when they are forced out of their homes due to war. The author writes about the children in these families and the problems they may face in the future. This article in particular focuses on the Somali Bantu, who are a group of East Africans. The Somali Bantu were granted refuge into the states in 2004. There were many obstacles they had to overcome such as language barriers which caused difficulty finding employment. They also had financial instability.

Chen, Edith, et al. “Childhood Close Family Relationships and Health.” American Psychologist, vol. 72, no. 6,       Sept. 2017, pp. 555–566. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1037/amp0000067.

     In this article, the author explores the idea of how different family relationships can affect physical health of a child. The author explains that children who are exposed to horrible family relationships, where they might be abused, are more likely to have greater health issues in the future than those who have great relationships with their family. Having a stronger bond with your family can also increase your survival rate when dealing with certain illnesses.The author also states that less stress due to better family life can keep the child from developing heart problems in the future.

Götze, Heide, et al. “Psychological Distress of Cancer Patients with Children under 18 Years and Their                 Partners-a Longitudinal Study of Family Relationships Using Dyadic Data Analysis.” Supportive Care In          Cancer: Official Journal Of The Multinational Association Of Supportive Care In Cancer, vol. 25, no. 1,            Jan.   2017, pp. 255–264.

    This article focuses on families that are affected by a parent having cancer with a younger child. The author says that having a parent with cancer affects the entire family psychologically. It can be extremely traumatic especially for younger children. The author also talks about the importance of support from your family as well as your friends. Within the article, there was a study conducted. The study was conducted about psychological services for children of cancer patients. All participants were under the age of 18.


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