Responsible Parenthood Research Articles

(Training Pre-Adolescents for the Role of Responsible Parents by Exploring the Potential of Technological Education

(Training Pre-Adolescents for the Role of Responsible Parents by Exploring the Potential of Technological Education

Working Mothers and "Machos Completos" - Gendered Modernity in Fertility Surveys in Colombia (1960s to 1970s)

Durante las décadas 1960 y 1970, médicos colombianos se mostraban preocupados ante el crecimiento demográfico – la denominada “bomba de población” – dirigiéndose a mujeres y hombres colombianos como sujetos que debían aprender a querer limitar el número de sus hijos. Las así llamadas “encuestas de fecundidad” se consideraban como clave para comprender las actitudes del pueblo colombiano frente al control de la natalidad. Además, los resultados de las encuestas fueron usados por los médicos para convencer a dirigentes políticos de que tenían que implementar programas de planificación familiar. Más allá de este uso estratégico, el presente artículo analiza las ideas sobre mujeres, hombres, sexualidad y relaciones maritales implicadas en las encuestas y la interpretación de sus resultados. De esta manera, el artículo sitúa este conocimiento médico-demográfico en un contexto más amplio de los debates acerca de desarrollo y modernización en el Colombia de la época. Los médicos podían ser aliados de las demandas feministas por el acceso de mujeres a oportunidades educativas y laborales. También abrieron espacios para hablar sobre la educación sexual y se unieron a la amplia coalición que proponía una paternidad responsable. Al mismo tiempo, los médicos-demógrafos planearon la distribución de métodos anticonceptivos considerando poco la salud de las mujeres que los usaban. Al mostrar estas tensiones, el artículo contribuye a la historia compleja de género, medicina y salud en América Latina.

Responsible fatherhood: a sociological reflection on paternal abandonment

This article aims to reflect on responsible parenthood and the phenomenon of paternal abandonment from a sociological perspective. The existence of this phenomenon is assumed, accompanied by a social invisibility: that it exists, but is not debated. In the final considerations, it is observed that the phenomenon of paternal abandonment has worsened since modern times, but there are traces of its existence since classical Greek antiquity, also serving as an alert to the need to remove this phenomenon of invisibility social life and to encourage ways of overcoming it.

Эффективное общение как основа ответственного родительства: учим пап общаться со своими детьми

The article reflects a fragment of an experimental program for the formation of responsible fatherhood among modern parents. Based on the analysis of studies by J. Bowlby, A. Freud, E. Fromm, K Horney, E. Erickson; B.G. Anneva, L.S. Vygotsky, V.V. Dubanova, I.V. Dubrovina, E.P. Ilyina, M.I. Lisina, A.A. Reana, A.S. Spivakovskaya and many other scientists, and understanding parenthood as a complex complex education, which includes a set of value orientations of a parent, his attitudes, expectations, feelings and attitudes towards children, parental responsibility, as well as the style of raising children and interacting with them, namely the communi-cation of parents (in our case, fathers) with their children, we consider as the most important condition for the manifestation of responsible parenthood. Our study showed that for the majority of fathers, our pupils are characterized by minimal involvement in the process of raising their children and ineffective interaction with them. The conclusion made prompted us to single out as one of the basic topics of our developmental program the topic “Communication in a Child’s Life”, focused not only on the formation of a system of knowledge among dads in the field of the role of communication in the full development of preschool children, but also a system of skills and abilities to effectively interaction with their children, which, we believe, will not only optimize the relationship in the “father-child” system, but will also “make” their parenthood more conscious and responsible.

ОТВЕТСТВЕННОЕ РОДИТЕЛЬСТВО: ОБЗОР ТЕОРЕТИКО - МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ПОДХОДОВ

This article reviews the existing scientific knowledge about the concept of responsible parenthood and actualises its importance in modern society. The author studies the approaches of various researchers to the definition of the phenomenon of "responsible parenthood" and draws conclusions.

Barriers to male partner accompaniment and participation in maternal and child health care in Thika and Kiambu Level Five Hospital, Kenya.

the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) recommended that men should share responsibility and be actively involved in responsible parenthood, sexual and reproductive health. The level of male involvement in Kenya remains low despite growing evidence showing its benefits in maternal and newborn health. This study sought to determine factors influencing male partner involvement in maternal and child health with focus on accompaniment to maternal and child health (MCH) department. a qualitative study utilizing exploratory design was used to gather the views of men and nurse-midwives working in the MCH department of Thika and Kiambu County Teaching and Referral hospitals in January 2022. Qualitative data were collected from focused group discussions from nurses and men respectively. The number of participants per Focused Group Discussion (FGD) ranged between six to eight. The principal author moderated the FGD that were audio recorded and lasted between 60-90 minutes. Content analysis was used to analyse data following the five steps to yield themes using MAXQDA 2022 software. five categories emerged as factors influencing male accompanying their spouses to MCH clinic: traditional gender norms, roles and beliefs, unfavorable MCH environment, work commitment, fear of HIV testing and men's work commitment. traditional gender roles and norms, work commitment by men and unfavourable MCH set-up were key barriers identified that hinder men from accompanying their spouses to MCH clinic. There is need to develop an effective, feasible and sustainable intervention that will encourage male partners to accompany their spouses and participate in MCH services.

MODERN APPROACHES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND MEANS OF ITS IMPROVEMENT

MODERN APPROACHES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND MEANS OF ITS IMPROVEMENT

Preparing young people for responsible parenting: designing an elective course «About parenting pro100»

Preparing young people for responsible parenting: designing an elective course «About parenting pro100»

Attitudes Towards the Regulation of Family Fertility. Reality and Pastoral Guidelines

Approval of fertility recognition and opposition to interfering with it have been expressed in many documents of the Church (Pius XI 1930, Paul VI 1968, John Paul II 1988, John Paul II 1995). The question remains: to what extent have the moral principles in the field of transmitting human life been interiorized and implemented? The answer to this question is possible thanks to the analysis of the results of surveys of various social groups. The article encourages spouses and parents, priests and educators, politicians and journalists, academic teachers and medical staff to constantly undertake, and even intensify, support activities in the field of expanding knowledge about the methods of ethical birth control and strengthening the attitude of responsible parenthood.

Psycho-educational implications of education forms and education models in the development of pre-adolescents’ beliefs for the role of responsible parents

In contemporary society, being trained for life means being prepared to integrate into an expanding technological universe. In the pedagogical literature, this problem is treated very differently, using the following terms: technical education, work education, professional education, polytechnic education. In addition to these types of education, the family, the society in which pre-adolescents live, grow, learn, train, etc. is taken into account. The values they form are shared by society, and they establish the behaviors and attitudes of preadolescents set for the purpose of achieving the desired well-being. Therefore, these values, according to the definitions of today’s sociology, psychology and anthropology, are defined as determining elements of choices in everyday life or are useful tools for pre-adolescents in ordering priorities and their own activities.

The Politics of School Rezoning in the “Cradle of a Nation”: Racial Segregation, Settler Colonialism, and Private Property in Williamsburg, Virginia

Rezoning public school attendance boundaries offers important possibilities for promoting school integration; however, it tends to generate contentious debates, often with white, middle-class parents furiously opposing school reassignments. In this paper, we ask: what logics and discourses do race and class-privileged parents draw on to justify educational inequities, and how are such discourses employed? To explore these questions we analyze a high school rezoning controversy in the Williamsburg-James City County School Division in Eastern Virginia. We conducted a content analysis of public commentary collected from school board meetings, two district-administered surveys, and social media and local news outlets. We bring together Critical Race and Settler Colonial theoretical perspectives to argue that white, middle-class parents and residents mobilized the intertwined logics of private property and whiteness to claim entitlement to the highly ranked Jamestown High School. They did so by combining well-worn colorblind, deficiency frameworks with argumentative logics that leveraged their position as property owners in affluent neighborhoods. First, they linked home ownership in expensive, residential subdivisions to “responsible parenting,” “freedom,” and “choice.” Second, they constructed the social bonds and “community” forged in overwhelmingly white, high-cost, residential sub-divisions as valuable to schools, making residents deserving of assignment to “the best school.” This analysis sheds crucial light on the discursive linkages between color-blind racism and white private property and how white, class-privileged parents mobilize these deeply intertwined logics to defend entitlement to educational resources.

Exploring the Unique Associations of Parent–Adult Child Relationships and Ongoing Parental Romantic Relationships with Adult Children’s Romantic Relationships

The present study is the first to examine whether ongoing parental romantic relationship quality, as well as the adult children’s relationship quality with their parents, are uniquely associated with adult children’s romantic relationship dynamics. We use dyadic data from 3,241 families to assess associations between expressions of emotional intimacy and admiration within parents’ romantic relationships, adult children’s romantic relationships, and adult children’s relationships with their parents. Structural equation modeling showed that ongoing parental romantic responsible actions and parent–adult child relationships are both uniquely associated with responsible actions within adult children’s romantic relationships. Important clinical implications are discussed.

Models of Reproductive Behavior in an Urban Family: Generational Conflict of Values

Based on the materials of a sociological study conducted in March – October 2021, the main reasons for changes in reproductive attitudes in urban families are considered, models of reproductive behavior are analyzed: "deferred parenthood", "responsible parenthood", Childfree, which are shared by the majority of modern youth. The source of empirical data was an online survey of students. The sample consisted of 2,439 students. In addition, a telephone survey was conducted, which was attended by 600 representatives of urban families of different ages in Yekaterinburg. The reproductive attitudes of young citizens have been revealed, which conflict with the traditional ideas of older generations about the preferred age of marriage and the birth of the first child. Our research suggests that the reproductive attitudes and behavior of young people are transformed from a value-rational model to a goal-oriented one. Purposeful reproductive behavior is a phenomenon of modern life strategies of young people. Such behavior presupposes the freedom of individual reproductive choice: a conscious decision to have children or refuse to procreate. At the same time, the younger generation does not reject the scenarios of matrimonial behavior and the birth of children of older generations, supports "pro-family" values. The authors believe that it makes sense to study this value conflict and take it into account as a "subtle tuning tool" in shaping the policy of stimulating fertility.

An Ethical Reflection on the Tiv and Christian Family Values

At creation, the family was made to be a stable institution which parents and children would live in peace and harmony and fulfil the purpose a of God. The changing realities of time and place have greatly affected the family framework all over the world. This 21st century, families are characterised by incessant crises, witnessing gradual disintegration of family norms, values and cohesion. It is against this background that the paper makes an ethical reflection on the Tiv and Christian family values. The study employs analytic and evaluative methods and relied on secondary sources data collection. It was found in the paper that, the Tiv family like the Christian family has basic family values like love, chastity, responsible parenting, faithful unions, discipline, respect for elders and economic corporation among other things. Both cultures frowned at divorce, irresponsible parenting, same sex unions, incest and every vice that is against the development of a healthy family. Based on the findings of the study, therefore recommends among other things that: there is need to strengthen moral education in the society. This must be a shared responsibility of the family, Church and schools. Counseling is necessary in helping families overcome most challenges facing the family today thus, is recommended. And the Church and civil authorities must work towards ensuring stable marriages to ensure and create stable families. This could be done by creating good policies that promote economic sustainability and social welfare.

Attitudes of prospective spouses towards moral principles regulating procreative behaviors

The ability of transmission life is a precious gift for both spouses and society as a whole. This gift is protected by moral principles that show the need to reject anything that goes against responsible parenting. However, it can be noticed that when some people appreciate the possibilities of reproduction and living in harmony with their own sexuality and fertility, others struggle with it. They do not recognize fertile and infertile days of the cycle, but eliminate fertility through contraceptives and even allow abortion. In the case of problems with conception, some decide to undergo in vitro fertilization, regardless of the instrumentalisation and medicalization of procreation, the death of some embryos as part of the procedures undertaken, or the possible negative health effects.
 The article consisting of three parts regres 1.x1qto passages from Holy Scripture and numerous documents of the Catholic Church on procreation and moral principles in the field of transmitting human life. In this way, it answers the question 'how should it be?'. The answer to the question 'how is it?' becomes possible thanks to the research, especially prepared for this purpose, questionnaire: Attitudes towards marital and family morality. The respondents were people preparing for marriage as part of courses organized by parishes in villages near Lublin. It would seem that the inhabitants of smaller towns pay more attention to the opinions of others than the anonymous inhabitants of cities, and it is conducive to maintaining moral norms and living in accordance with them. However, the polls of a large part of the respondents indicate serious discrepancies between the indications of the Catholic Church and the attitudes expressed. Although the vast majority define themselves as 'believers' and 'definitely believers', more than half of them perform religious practices: 'irregularly', 'once in a blue Moon', or not at all. Many people reveal references to procreation that are inconsistent with the moral principles proclaimed by the Church. This situation requires an answer to the question: 'what ought you do to make things as it should be?' The opportunity and hope for recovery is the program implemented as part of the premarital course for brides nad grooms, as well as the knowledge, skills and commitment of the priests and family life counselors who lead it. You can see how important and responsible they have a task to fulfill. However, it also seems necessary to extend this responsibility to the whole of society. So that, thanks to the earlier, morally correct and family-oriented education of clients, priests and counselors would not have to make up for the lost time or correct someone's mistakes.

Prevalence of anaemia among college going students in India: a systematic review

Anaemia an important global health problem, which is categorized as one of the 10 most serious health problems by the World Health Organization. More than two billion people worldwide are estimated to have anaemia, with majority coming from the developing countries. Anaemia affects health of an individual varying from poor scholastic performance and cognitive impairment and even causes maternal mortalities. Percentage prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls in the age group 15-19 years and in the older age group 20-29 years remains almost stagnant at 55.8% and 56.1% respectively. Young age period is formative years in life of an individual and crucial period for undertaking greater responsibilities including decision for study, to earn livelihood and healthy responsible parenthood. Protocol of study selection were prepared before the start of study and studies conducted in various states of India among college students and published between the year January 2000 to December 2021 were included. We searched Pubmed, Research gate, Google scholar for articles and 24 studies were included as per predesigned protocol. Analysis of reported studies shown high prevalence of anaemia among college students and more among female students. Subjects of most of the conducted studies were medical students. More studies should be conducted among Arts and Science college students. It is essential to conduct studies among college students to give not only awareness, but also warn them about health hazards and consequences affecting their day to day life.

Meanings of parenting and dis/ability for mothers and fathers with intellectual disabilities in the context of social work in Austria: Potentials of deconstruction for shifts in meaning

This study critically explores the meanings of parenting and dis/ability for mothers and fathers with intellectual disabilities in the context of social work in Austria. The aim was to gain insights into what it means to be a mother/father with intellectual disability in Austria by analyzing how parenting with intellectual disabilities is publicly discussed, how social work professionals perceive supporting parents with intellectual disabilities and how mothers and fathers with intellectual disabilities experience parenthood. The findings reveal that negative understandings of disability collide with notions of responsible parenting. Mothers and fathers with intellectual disabilities were subject to child welfare interventions, experienced discreditation and were perceived as deviant from normal families. Social work professionals aimed to support parents with intellectual disabilities and, at the same time, to normalize them by pursuing their independence from services. The findings also point to systemic challenges for social work, including time and financial constraints and difficulties in cross-service cooperation, due to the division into child welfare and disability services. Conceptualized as a figure that represents de/constructions of parenting and dis/ability on three levels, the study findings reveal opportunities for social work with mothers and fathers with intellectual disabilities to deconstruct long-term support needs as antithesis to hegemonic ideals. In this sense, deconstruction in the context of social work offers potentials for shifts in meaning.

Empirical Indicators of the Relationship between Attachment Style and Attitude to Love in Early Maturity

The paper focuses on the investigation of the phenomenon of love and the attachment style in early maturity, the study of which is conditioned by the increasing number of divorces, interpersonal conflicts in young couples, the lack of understanding that the attitude to love in adulthood can be associated with the attachment style formed at an early age. The actualisation of this problem is of practical value in the context of providing psychological support to young couples on the way to building harmonious interpersonal relationships. The purpose of the study was to provide a theoretical substantiation and empirical analysis of the influence of attachment style on the attitude to love. To achieve the goal and solve the tasks, a set of methods was used: theoretical – analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalisation; empirical – observations, conversations, ascertaining experiment, online testing (questionnaire “Your attitude to love” by E. Ilyin, the method “Test for reliability/unreliability of attachment” by E.Chen to identify attachment style and patterns of behaviour in relationships during a stressful situation; test “Manifestation of unreliable attachment” by E. Chen, an associative technique developed by the author regarding the attitude to the phenomenon of love “Love – is...” with subsequent content-analysis); methods of quantitative and qualitative data processing. The analysis of theoretical approaches to the study of the problems of attachment and love, which are considered by representatives of the psychoanalytic school, humanistic psychology, etc., is carried out. A pilot study using both standardised self-reports and content analysis of words-associations to the word “love”, established that the majority of respondents are characterised by romanticisation of love, a lack of understanding that love is a feeling that requires a responsible attitude towards a partner. It is stated that the attachment style that is formed in early childhood can be a factor influencing the attitude to love, to close relationships at a later age. Given this fact, psychological work to understand these phenomena should begin as early as high school, where psychological education can develop skills for interpersonal communication, responsible relationships in couples, and responsible parenthood in the future

Social prevention of family injury in the territorial community

For comprehensive, a child needs to be brought up in a family environment, with an atmosphere of happiness, love, understanding, and respect for human dignity. Parents' understanding of the problems of raising children is an important component of family well-being. But today, most conflicts occur precisely in the family environment between spouses and between parents and children. Therefore, the problem of prevention of family dysfunction is an urgent problem for modern society. The article is devoted to the problems of family dysfunction and its consequences for Ukrainian society; scientific and theoretical provisions for social prevention of family dysfunction are defined and it is emphasized that indicators of family dysfunction are related to economic, social, psychological, and personal reasons. Taking into account the key indicators of disadvantage, the following types of dysfunctional families and their impact on the state of the family are distinguished: conflict, pedagogically incompetent, immoral, antisocial; the terms denoting the phenomenon of family dysfunction were analyzed: dysfunctional family, destructive, dysfunctional, problematic, crisis and family with risks. The authors emphasize that one of the leading directions of social work with the family is the prevention of family dysfunction, which is carried out through strengthening the institution of the family, preparing young people for married life, forming family values ​​in young people, popularizing the model of responsible parenthood, and which promotes the realization of rights and freedoms of the child, creation of favorable conditions for its development, formation of universal human values, the satisfaction of material and spiritual needs of people. Social prevention of family dysfunction involves a set of measures by social institutions of the community aimed at prevention, limitation and mitigation of risk factors, correction of parents' behavior associated with a threat to the health and social well-being of family members, as well as rehabilitation of those who have experienced its consequences. The activities of social workers are aimed at creating social conditions to meet the needs and interests of families. The effectiveness of preventive intervention depends on the correct choice of the type of prevention, which will be the most expedient for the prevention of family problems in the community.

Responsibility at a distance: parents’ accounts of their children’s unaccompanied travelling

ABSTRACT Young children’s movement in public places outside adult supervision tends to be regarded as problematic and may be met with scepticism. This study builds on interviews with parents in Norway whose children (age 5–11) have travelled by public transport without an adult caregiver. Using a discursive approach, the focus is on parenting and how parents account for their children’s travelling. The analysis examines the discursive resources parents use to build credible accounts and thereby manage issues of facticity as well as expectations of parental responsibility. By accounting for how they work to ensure that their children can cope with the journeys, the parents position themselves as responsible also while they are physically distant from their children. The study contributes knowledge on the relation between parents, children and their mobility in public space through an investigation of the discursive construction of children’s unaccompanied travelling and responsible parenting.