Untangling the mother knot: some thoughts on parents, children and philosophers of education

Suissa, Judith

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“…Furedi argues that 'it is deployed to describe the behaviour of mothers and fathers ' (2008, 193), thus bringing out the 'task-nature' (Ramaekers and Suissa 2012, 27) of raising children rather than some idea of being a parent (cf. Suissa 2006;Smith 2010). There is, Suissa argues, a 'tendency to reduce being a parent to doing things for children rather than being with them' (2006, 73, our emphasis).…”

Section: Solversmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Parents need to become independent problem solvers’: a critical reading of the current parenting culture through the case of Triple P

Ramaekers

Vandezande

2013

Ethics and Education

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Section: Solversmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Parents need to become independent problem solvers’: a critical reading of the current parenting culture through the case of Triple P

Ramaekers

Vandezande

2013

Ethics and Education

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“…Similarly, I find that Judith Suissa argues convincingly that ''parenting has become not so much expanded as impoverished'' and that the emphasis on doing things for children rather than being with them pervades all aspects of society. 32 Being a parent, according to Suissa, is intimately tied up with issues of our own identity. Thus she asks whether we can use the language of rights, duties, and care in talking about the parent-child relation without impoverishing what it means to be a parent.…”

Section: The Language Of Child Rearingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child Rearing in the “Risk” Society: On the Discourse of Rights and the “Best Interests of a Child”

Smeyers

2010

Educational Theory

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Due to a number of radical changes in society, the role of parents in the upbringing of their children has been redefined. In this essay, Paul Smeyers argues that "risk" thinking, and the technologization that goes with it in the context of child rearing, naturally leads to the rights discourse, but that thinking about the relation between parents and children in terms of rights confronts one with a number of insurmountable problems. The concept of the "best interests of a child" that is often invoked is, to say the least, not at all clear. Smeyers contends that while the discourse of rights is clearly important and relevant insofar as the relation between parents and the state are discussed, it impoverishes our understanding of relations of family members when used as an all-inclusive framework in that context. Therefore, he concludes that we must surpass the totalizing tendency of the transformation of the social realm into a system, of defining the relation between parents and children in technical terms, and of holding parents liable for their children's upbringing.

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“…Parents know best what their children need, because they introduce them to their concept of the good life (Gilles 1996(Gilles , 1997. Suissa (2006) prefers to speak in this case about 'being a parent' instead of 'parenting', because the majority of parents do not have clear ideas about what they want to teach their children. Child rearing stems from their experience as people and is closely connected to their own identity, norms and values.…”

Section: Parental Rights and Liberal Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Parents and staff in day care centres have an upbringing relationship with children, although there are some differences. According to Suissa (2006), who bases her ideas on Noddings (2002), a distinction in the definition of this relationship should be made between the 'principle of care' and the 'emotion of care'. Staff in day care centres should adopt the caring attitude based on the 'principle of care' in their work with other people's children.…”

Section: Parental Rights and Liberal Democracymentioning

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Do mothers have the right to bring up their own children? How facts do not determine (Dutch) government policy

Allewijn

2010

Ethics and Education

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The Dutch government has a double moral message for Dutch parents. On the one hand, they expect mothers to work more hours outside the home; on the other hand, they expect parents to perform better in their parental tasks. New research shows again that in spite of all stimulation measures, Dutch women with children prefer their part-time jobs, and parents prefer not to leave their children to the responsibility of day care all week. To what extent is the government allowed to oblige mothers to work more hours a week if the consequence is that the responsibility for upbringing shifts from parents to day care centres?

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Untangling the mother knot: some thoughts on parents, children and philosophers of education

Cited by 52 publications

References 2 publications

‘Parents need to become independent problem solvers’: a critical reading of the current parenting culture through the case of Triple P

‘Parents need to become independent problem solvers’: a critical reading of the current parenting culture through the case of Triple P

Child Rearing in the “Risk” Society: On the Discourse of Rights and the “Best Interests of a Child”

Do mothers have the right to bring up their own children? How facts do not determine (Dutch) government policy

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