Do Parents Think It Takes a Village? Parents’ Attitudes Towards Nonparental Adults’ Involvement in the Upbringing and Nurture of Children

Kesselring, Marije; Winter, Micha de; Horjus, Bob; Schoot, Rens van de; Yperen, Tom van

doi:10.1002/jcop.21497

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“…The results also showed that respondents believed it was important to be a good role model, for example, wait until the traffic lights have changed to green. In summary, the results of the Market Response study were consistent with our study (Kesselring et al, 2012), suggesting that the involvement of NPAs is thought desirable, but comes with conditions.…”

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Partners in Parenting: An Overview of the Literature on Parents’ and Nonparental Adults’ Perspectives on Shared Responsibilities in Childrearing

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The involvement of nonparental adults (NPAs) in the upbringing of children is widely considered to be important for the well-being of both children and parents. However, there has been no systematic overview of parental and nonparental perspectives toward this involvement. This study presents an overview of the international literature on sharing responsibility between parents and NPAs. A structured search resulted in the inclusion of 49 relevant publications. Limitations of the extant research notwithstanding, some generalizations about shared childrearing can be made. However, many issues relating the taboo of sharing childrearing responsibilities remain poorly understood. To break the taboo, future research should further explore the underlying sensitivities.

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“…In a survey of 1090 Dutch parents, we found ambivalence about sharing responsibilities for childrearing (Kesselring, De Winter, Horjus, Van de Schoot, & van Yperen, 2012). A majority of parents reported that they expected NPAs not to interfere in the upbringing of their children.…”

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Partners in Parenting: An Overview of the Literature on Parents’ and Nonparental Adults’ Perspectives on Shared Responsibilities in Childrearing

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Yperen³

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“…Receiving social support from family members and friends (informal support) or institutions like childcare, playgroups or school (formal support)—conceptualized in our study as discussing parenting and receiving advice—can help parents cope with the challenges and difficulties of bringing up a child (Cochran and Walker 2005; Kesselring et al 2012). Positive relations have been found for support from family and friends, and for fathers’ involvement with their children (Castillo and Frenzl-Crossman 2010).…”

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Socio-demographic Correlates of Fathers' and Mothers’ Parenting Behaviors

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Hoogenboom

Roos

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J Child Fam Stud

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In the present study, we investigated whether fathers’ and mothers’ parenting behavior is differentially related to parental factors (such as age and employment), child factors (age and gender) as well as social support. Parents reported on their use of a broad range of parenting behaviors, including affection, responsivity, explaining, autonomy, support, rewarding, and punishing. We used survey data from the Netherlands for 1197 mothers and 903 fathers of children aged 2 to 17. Seemingly unrelated regression analyses were conducted to combine the regression results on the separate subsamples (fathers and mothers) and to test for differences in the coefficients between those subsamples. Our expectation that the parenting behavior of fathers is more dependent on parents’ characteristics, children’s characteristics, and social support than that of mothers was only partly confirmed by the results of our analysis. In general, our results suggest that fathers’ parenting behaviors seem to be associated with parental and child characteristics and contextual factors in ways that are similar to how these factors are associated with mothers’ parenting behaviors. Results are discussed in relation to the roles and expectations associated with motherhood and fatherhood.

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“…Neighbors can also work to maintain their neighborhoods against signs of neglect, destruction, or abandonment (Lamore et al 2006) which can directly impact child emotional well-being (Cullen and Whiteford 2001; Evans 2003). Such cooperative action can also benefit neighborhood children indirectly by reducing social isolation, and supporting the mental health of their parents (Cattell 2001; Kesselring et al 2012). When parents know one another they can transmit health promoting information, such as how to access health care, child care, and educational/recreational services, or how to cope with difficult child behaviors (Cullen and Whiteford 2001; Kao 2004; Kim 2008).…”

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Does Neighborhood Social Capital Buffer the Effects of Maternal Depression on Adolescent Behavior Problems?

Delany‐Brumsey

Mays

Cochran

2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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Neighborhood characteristics have been shown to impact child well-being. However, it remains unclear how these factors combine with family characteristics to influence child development. The current study helps develop that understanding by investigating how neighborhoods directly impact child and adolescent behavior problems as well as moderate the influence of family characteristics on behavior. Using multilevel linear models, we examined the relationship among neighborhood conditions (poverty and social capital) and maternal depression on child and adolescent behavior problems. The sample included 741 children, age 5–11, and 564 adolescents, age 12–17. Outcomes were internalizing (e.g. anxious/depressed) and externalizing (e.g. aggressive/hyperactive) behavior problems. Neighborhood poverty and maternal depression were both positively associated with behavior problems for children and adolescents. However, while neighborhood social capital was not directly associated with behavior problems, the interaction of social capital and maternal depression was significantly related to behavior problems for adolescents. This interaction showed that living in neighborhoods with higher levels of social capital attenuated the relationship between maternal depression and adolescent behavior problems and confirmed the expectation that raising healthy well-adjusted children depends not only on the family, but also the context in which the family lives.

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Do Parents Think It Takes a Village? Parents’ Attitudes Towards Nonparental Adults’ Involvement in the Upbringing and Nurture of Children

Cited by 23 publications

References 31 publications

Partners in Parenting: An Overview of the Literature on Parents’ and Nonparental Adults’ Perspectives on Shared Responsibilities in Childrearing

Partners in Parenting: An Overview of the Literature on Parents’ and Nonparental Adults’ Perspectives on Shared Responsibilities in Childrearing

Socio-demographic Correlates of Fathers' and Mothers’ Parenting Behaviors

Does Neighborhood Social Capital Buffer the Effects of Maternal Depression on Adolescent Behavior Problems?

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