Table 10

Stressors in the Emotional and Motivational Climate for Learning Perceived to Impact on Literacy Development in Low-Income Families
Stressors Perceived Barriers and Problems Affecting the Emotional and Motivational Climate for Learning
Stress from Financial and Family Needs - lack job skills and education
- low-skill dead-end jobs at the bottom of the pay scale
- need health card and unable to take financial risks
- tension balancing family demands and need to upgrade
- restrictions in activities and purchases
Impact of Health Conditions and Behaviours on Family Members Parents
- physical ailments and unstable mental health affect psychological well-being
- difficulty finding and keeping a job
- lack of trust in people from past trauma
- social workers trivialize and misunderstand their illnesses
- negatively affects parenting of their children

Children
- chronic conditions and learning problems require specialists
- socialization affected by parental emotional problems