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    Conforming to intensive parenting ideals: willingness, reluctance and social context

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    Smyth, C; Craig, L
    Date
    2017-03-01
    Source Title
    Families, Relationships and Societies: an international journal of research and debate
    Publisher
    Policy Press
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Craig, Jocelyn
    Affiliation
    School of Social and Political Sciences
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    Smyth, C. & Craig, L. (2017). Conforming to intensive parenting ideals: willingness, reluctance and social context. Family Relationships and Society, 6 (1), pp.107-124. https://doi.org/10.1332/204674315X14393034138937.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/251891
    DOI
    10.1332/204674315X14393034138937
    Abstract
    It is widely argued that parenting has intensified in recent decades and that family life has become increasingly child-centred. Intensive parenting represents a cultural shift in parenting behaviour that requires enactment at the individual level. Moreover, adherence to intensive parenting standards is often presented as a conscious/willing adoption, whereby parents choose to parent in a particular way. This article explores why parents conform to intensive parenting ideals. Data are drawn from in-depth interviews with 29 parents in Sydney, Australia, during which they reflected on the differences between their children's childhood and their own. The article argues that while parents conform to intensive parenting standards, they do so at least partly because social context curtails their ability to do otherwise. Failure to uphold intensive parenting ideals was associated with several perceived risks for both parents and children.

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