TY - JOUR
T1 - Partners in Parenting
T2 - An Overview of the Literature on Parents’ and Nonparental Adults’ Perspectives on Shared Responsibilities in Childrearing
AU - Kesselring, Marije
AU - De Winter, Micha
AU - Van Yperen, Tom
AU - Lecluijze, Suzanne
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The involvement of nonparental adults (NPAs) in the upbringing of children is widely considered to be important for the well-being of both children and parents. However, there has been no systematic overview of parental and nonparental perspectives toward this involvement. This study presents an overview of the international literature on sharing responsibility between parents and NPAs. A structured search resulted in the inclusion of 49 relevant publications. Limitations of the extant research notwithstanding, some generalizations about shared childrearing can be made. However, many issues relating the taboo of sharing childrearing responsibilities remain poorly understood. To break the taboo, future research should further explore the underlying sensitivities.
AB - The involvement of nonparental adults (NPAs) in the upbringing of children is widely considered to be important for the well-being of both children and parents. However, there has been no systematic overview of parental and nonparental perspectives toward this involvement. This study presents an overview of the international literature on sharing responsibility between parents and NPAs. A structured search resulted in the inclusion of 49 relevant publications. Limitations of the extant research notwithstanding, some generalizations about shared childrearing can be made. However, many issues relating the taboo of sharing childrearing responsibilities remain poorly understood. To break the taboo, future research should further explore the underlying sensitivities.
U2 - 10.5296/iss.v4i1.8764
DO - 10.5296/iss.v4i1.8764
M3 - Article
SN - 2329-521X
VL - 4
SP - 69
EP - 96
JO - Issues in Social Science
JF - Issues in Social Science
IS - 1
ER -