Studies suggest that SES influences parenting and, as a result, child social and emotional outcomes through several pathways. For example, low SES parents are often less educated, in single-parent households, and are exposed to stressors such as limited financial/material resources, living in unsafe neighborhoods, and limited access to social support; all of which can lead to strain on parents’ emotional resources, which in turn can lead to impairments in parenting and resultant disruptions in their children’s social, emotional, and cognitive well-being (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002; Conger, Conger, & Martin, 2010; Kotchick & Forehand, 2002; Pinderhughes, Dodge, Bates, Pettit, & Zelli, 2000). Studies show that when compared to higher SES parents, lower SES parents are more likely to adhere to an authoritarian style of parenting, are less responsive to their children, and are more likely to endorse and use punitive disciplinary practices, (Hill, 2006; Pinderhuges et al., 2000). In a multi-racial sample of mothers, lower SES was directly associated with the use of harsh discipline strategies (Pinderhuges et al., 2000). This direct association was mediated by greater beliefs about the value of spanking and greater perceived stress.…