321 Families, Relationships and Societies • vol 8 • no 2 • 321–40 • ©Policy Press • 2019 ISSN 2046 7435 • ISSN 2046 7466 • https://doi.org/10.1332/204674318X15241492154458 Accepted for publication 07 April 2018 • First published online 23 April 2018 article Interrelated parenting practices: conceptual foundations of involvement in care work at the transition to parenthood Eva-Maria Schmidt, eva-maria.schmidt@univie.ac.at Irene Rieder, irene.rieder@univie.ac.at Ulrike Zartler, ulrike.zartler@univie.ac.at Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria Numerous studies
parents of children with CKD have looked mostly at disease-specific experiences and tasks, the sources of distress, the personal and family impacts, and support needs (for example, Tong et al, 2010 ; Mantulak, 2016 ; Mantulak and Nicholas, 2016 ; Ong et al, 2021 ). Limited information exists about the negotiation of parenthood along the course of the disease. This article draws on families’ lived experience of dealing with paediatric CKD, bringing a theoretical and empirical focus to the parents’ views and experiences, and practices regarding good parenthood when
Introduction Throughout the 2000s, parents and parenting practices in families with young children have been widely discussed by academics, practitioners and the general public. The sociologist Frank Furedi (2014) has even described parenting as one of the most hotly debated issues of the 21st century. First, several scholars have highlighted the intensification of parenthood – a process in which childrearing has become a much more labour-intensive and demanding task for parents – as a key trend in parenting (for example, Faircloth, 2014 ; Macvarish, 2016
143 SEVEN Adolescent-to-parent abuse: future directions for research, policy and practice In the Introduction to this book, I talked about the ‘scientific authority’ that researchers carry when producing knowledge, particularly about provocative issues that can shape people’s lives so profoundly. The responsibility of this weighed heavily on me throughout the writing of it, and I am concerned about the risks of particular research findings being misused to develop policies or to reinforce stereotypes that may further disempower, stigmatise and alienate
175© Policy Press • 2013 • ISSN 2046 7435 Key words forced adoption • parent–child contact • attachment • Coram adoption agency ar tic le Families, Relationships and Societies • vol 2 • no 2 • 2013 • 175–91 http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674313X666877 Restrictions on natural parent contact with infants during care proceedings where forced adoption may be the outcome: some cautions about recent research and developing practice Peter Dale Child protection practice and law in the United Kingdom (UK) and North America is almost unique in the world with regard to
383 SEVENTEEN Policies and practices for single parents in Iceland Guðný Björk Eydal The small country of Iceland is a member of the Nordic family of nations known for their extensive welfare states. During the 1990s, Iceland’s percentage of gross national product (GNP) spent on welfare and health hovered around 19%; it surpassed 20% in 2002, and was slightly over 25% in 2012. However, Iceland has spent far less on welfare and has provided less support for families with children as compared to the other Nordic nations, even though the gap between the
Attachment parenting is an increasingly popular style of childrearing that emphasises ‘natural’ activities such as extended breastfeeding, bedsharing and babywearing. Such parenting activities are framed as the key to addressing a variety of social ills. Parents’ choices are thus made deeply significant with the potential to guarantee the well-being of future societies.
Examining black mothers’ engagements with attachment parenting, Hamilton shows the limitations of this neoliberal approach. Unique in its intersectional analysis of contemporary mothering ideologies, this outstanding book fills a gap in the literature on parenting culture studies, drawing on black feminist theorizing to analyse intensive mothering practices and policies.
Black Mothers and Attachment Parenting is shortlisted for the 2021 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize.
While much has been written about the problematic behaviour of young people and their families, there has been silence on the problem of young people behaving abusively towards their parents, which may take the form of physical, economic and/or emotional abuse. This is the first academic book to focus on adolescent-to-parent abuse and brings together international research and practice literature and combines it with original research to identify and critique current understandings in research, policy and practice. It discusses what we know about parents’ experiences of adolescent-to-parent abuse and critically examines how it has been explained from psychological, sociological and sociocultural perspectives. It also outlines how policymakers and practitioners can usefully respond to the problem.
This unique book adopts a range of theoretical and practice perspectives. Written in an accessible style, it is an essential tool for academics, policymakers and professionals with an interest in domestic violence, child protection and youth offending.
Little is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. This is the first in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected in this way. Drawing on primary research data collected from 40 families, the book presents the perspectives of children (young carers), their parents and the key professionals in contact with them.
Children caring for parents with mental illness makes an invaluable contribution to the growing evidence base on parental mental illness and outcomes for children. It:
• is the first research-based text to examine the experiences and needs of children caring for parents with severe mental illness;
• provides the perspectives of children, parents and key professionals in contact with these families;
• reviews existing medical, social, child protection and young carers literatures on parental mental illness and consequences for children;
• provides a chronology and guide to relevant law and policy affecting young carers and parents with severe mental illness;
• makes concrete recommendations and suggestions for improving policy and professional practice;
• contributes to the growing evidence base on parental mental illness and outcomes for children and families.
A vital interrogation of the internationally accepted policy and practice consensus that intervention to shape parenting in the early years is the way to prevent disadvantage. Given the divisive assumptions and essentialist ideas behind early years intervention, in whose interests does it really serve?
This book critically assesses assertions that the ‘wrong type of parenting’ has biological and cultural effects, stunting babies’ brain development and leading to a life of poverty and under-achievement. It shows how early intervention policies underpinned by interpretations of brain science perpetuate gendered, classed and raced inequalities. The exploration of future directions will be welcomed by those looking for a positive, collectivist vision of the future that addresses the real underlying issues in the creation of disadvantage.
