Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Challenges, Strategies, and Resources in Toddlerhood

Autor/inn/en	Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Han, Suejung; Jeon, Hyun-Joo; Bingham, Gary E.
Titel	Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Challenges, Strategies, and Resources in Toddlerhood
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 183 (2013) 3-4, S.415-429 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2012.711591
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Fathers; Parent Child Relationship; Stress Variables; Toddlers; Time Management; Coping; Child Development; Child Behavior; Sex Role; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Self Control; Emotional Response; Parent Education; Social Support Groups; Program Content; Parenting Styles; Spouses; Friendship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Zeitmanagement; Bewältigung; Kindesentwicklung; Geschlechterrolle; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Selbstbeherrschung; Emotionales Verhalten; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Programmgestaltung; Ehepartner; Freundschaft
Abstract	This study examined mothers' and fathers' parenting challenges and strategies/resources used when parenting toddlers. Through a qualitative interview protocol, implemented with mothers and fathers separately at a university laboratory, this study found that both fathers and mothers appeared to be transitioning from traditional gender roles towards co-parenting practices. Thirty-eight, mostly Caucasian and middle-class, mothers and fathers of toddlers reported many similarities in parenting challenges, coping strategies, and resource use. Common sources of parenting stress for both mothers and fathers were developmental and behavioural concerns about their toddler and time management concerns in balancing between various responsibilities. Some fathers reported difficulty and less perceived competence in taking care of children during daily routines than did mothers. Mothers used a greater variety of emotion regulation strategies than fathers did. These strategies, which included support-seeking from more diverse sources (e.g. families, friends, books), were used to reduce their stress. Implications for the content and delivery methods of co-parenting and parenting education programmes are discussed. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10