What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes

Miller, Sue; Sambell, Kay

Abstract

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.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 10, 2006
• Publication Date: 2003-01
• Deposit Date: May 30, 2017
• Journal: Children & Society
• Print ISSN: 0951-0605
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-0860
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 32-44
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chi.726
• Keywords: Education, life-span, life-course studies, health (social science)
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/855781