Understanding Parenting Challenges in a Liquid Society
Exploring the complexities of parenting in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment impacted by technology, financial instability, diverse family structures, and multiculturalism. Delving into the dynamics of modern parenting, including the overwhelming number of prescriptive models, the evolving kinship relations, and the struggle to balance time and authority. Insights from professionals and parents shed light on the challenges and strategies in today's parenting landscape.
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The challenges of parenting in a liquid society SILVIA FARGION UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO
Parenting in a moving environment Parenting in a moving environment The context is in movement: Because of how technology develops and supports - or impinges on - our daily life Because of financial instability Because of the dynamics of family structures Because of the multicultural environment in which we live
The sheer number of publications setting normative prescriptive models and standards for parenting in the last decades has been impressive. It seems that nearly everybody, professional or other, has something to say about the way children should be brought up and cared for. In this maze of instructions, where is the voice of those directly involved in the enterprise of rearing children, what is known of the way they perceive their tasks, of their lay pedagogical theories?
Dynamic patterns of kinship relations and Dynamic patterns of kinship relations and child rearing practices child rearing practices How do parents in this dynamic context face children s needs of stability, of a secure attachment base? What are the lay pedagogical principles and methods of parents? In the context of South Tyrol as part of a complex research project we interviewed: 40 professional experts and 50 parents
Some outcomes Some outcomes I am going to concentrate on a few relevant aspects which could be connected to the theme of this session Time Authority Relationship The alliance between adults How to understand parenting and ways out
Time Time EXPERTS PARENTS It is a constant struggle to keep up with the demands of the job (often in uncertain conditions) Parents do not spend enough time with their children, they work too much Quality time is often found in a creative way
AUTHORITY AUTHORITY EXPERTS PARENTS Absence of models Strong social pressure (feeling judged) Parents nowadays are insecure as they do not have authority over their children Having to decide hundred times a day Loneliness in their decision making Keeping a balanced position
Relationship Relationship EXPERTS PARENTS Maintaining a relation and communication with their children is the main preoccupation of most parents Not considered
Parents Parents views views They perceive the school as centered on learning and not education They feel judged They perceive they are not supported, they feel lonely
The main issues The main issues Idealized standards/ lack of models Weak alliance between adults in child rearing
Coping Copingstrategies strategies Particularly looking at parents, we found relevant examples of how mothers and fathers are developing innovative strategies for coping with the challenges of parenting on insecure grounds Usually, such parental coping strategies involve creatively connecting crucial aspects of their internalised models with the new characteristics of the educational environment they have to face.
Parenting Parentingin the in the present presentlandscape landscape There is a need for training and information But parenting nowadays more than ever seems to entail elements of research in a trial-and-error process in order to find a difficult balance As other researches have shown, peer to peer relations are deemed as precious and it appears crucial to provide informal spaces for parents to exchange views, share strategies and find new ways of coping with the demands of rearing children.
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