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What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes
Author(s) -
Miller Sue,
Sambell Kay
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1002/chi.726
Subject(s) - psychology , parenting skills , facilitation , developmental psychology , parent education , positive parenting , parenting styles , quality (philosophy) , social psychology , intervention (counseling) , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience , psychiatry
This paper is based upon in‐depth interview studies with a range of parents and explores their beliefs, expectations and experiences of parenting support. Three dominant ways in which parents viewed parenting education are identified. The implications of these conceptual categories or ‘models’ of parenting support are discussed in terms of their impact on parents' approaches to parenting education and the quality of the outcomes. These interpretations raise questions about the nature and impact of parenting support. As such, they have significant implications for the development and delivery of future parenting provision.