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- Title
Children and parenting.
- Authors
Sanson, Ann; Wise, Sarah
- Abstract
This article reflects on the determinants and practice of child rearing in Australia over the past century. Two broad domains of influence on parenting practices are the beliefs surrounding childhood and child development, and the social context in which child rearing takes place. The authors therefore start by looking at the prevailing theories of children and childhood, and changes in understanding of child development, over this time, briefly outline some of the key societal shifts which affected family life and the parent role and draws on these analyses in discussing some of the changes in beliefs, attitudes, and practices regarding parents' care for their children over the century, particularly as reflected in the advice meted out to them by professionals. Looking back on an entire century of child rearing in western societies, a progression of views on childhood, child development and the role of parents become apparent. These had their foundation in the scientific understandings of the day, and were popularized through such means as child-rearing manuals, which aimed to help guide parents in this difficult task of raising the next generation.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; CHILD rearing; PARENT-child relationships; CHILDREN; PARENTING; CHILD development; FAMILIES; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Family Matters, 2001, Issue 60, p36
- ISSN
1030-2646
- Publication type
Article