ir family (family migration). The type of migration selected is determined by economic reasons. The family migrating together tends to be more of a 'middle class' movement while the other three forms are more commonly done by low-income families (Crawford-Brown, C. & Rattray, J. M. 2002). I will attempt to explore the biopsychosocial effects on immigrant children and families from migrating from their homeland and learning to assimilate to a new culture.
             Migrant women described feeling that immigrating to the United Sates as adults put them at a disadvantage in learning new skills including language, understanding the new culture, and being able to adapt to the new culture. They described the adaptation process as being easier for their children, who come to the United States without as much 'cultural baggage' as they have according to (Pottinger AM 2005). As adults we are under a lot of stress in making sure that the move from one country to the next is a safe trip for the child that we abandon the biological effects that it has on the development of the child. Exposure of immigrants to new environmental and sociocultural conditions can generate biological responses, including changes in physical growth pattern at an early age.
             According to (Pottinger AM 2005) it states that migration increases height and reduces stunting of infants and toddlers, but also increases BMI and obesity among 3-5 year-olds. Additional results suggest that these impacts occur because of dietary change rather than direct income effects. While economic migrants moving from a developing to a developed country will generally experience large gains in income and increased access to health care and clean water, this migration also potentially introduces unhealthy lifestyle patterns, such as increases in fat and refined sugar rich diets and decreases in regular physical activity. Therefore, migration may potentially have negative impacts on healt...