Hispanic Culture And Mental Health Essay

The tenderness, innocence, joyful and pure character of a child is known to miraculously change any person who comes in the presence of such beautiful individual. Children have the capabilities to incredibly change individual’s life for the better. One must say, they are indeed, the epitome of love and goodness. Many would agree that the physical health of a child is very essential in their growth and development. In today’s society, the physical health growth of children since the moment of conception is highly promoted, so that the child grows healthy and happy. However, many people within their families or cultures neglect the responsibility of motoring the mental health of their growing child. The Hispanic culture in particular has deeply opinionated statements against their children attending a counseling session or seeing a psychologist. Therefore, many children are depleted from receiving professional help when dealing with their mental disorders. Sadly, there are many stigmas to overcome not only in the Hispanic culture but in other cultures as well. The people and culture children grow in highly impacts the mental development as they mature. Personally, my family and culture has help me in my mental development for either the good …show more content…
206). Positive reinforcement are a key factor in helping children with re-directing their behaviors. Children who misbehave or have trouble with daily tasks to accomplish such as eating or completing school work truly need the guidance through positive reinforcements. Positive praises or the expression of joy when a child is able to slowly reach the behavioral goal will help re-direct the child to a positive behavior. As a Child Psychologist, is it effective to use such reinforces to help children reach positive