Parenting and children's resilience in disadvantaged communities
By: Peter Seaman [and others]
Contributors: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Series: Parenting in practice; Parenting in practice
Publisher: National Children's Bureau for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781904787709
Subjects: Parenting; Children with social disabilities; Poor families; Services for; Family services; Child rearing; Minorities
Description: "This report is based on two linked studies, which examined the experiences and perspectives of parents and children living in disadvantaged communities in the west of Scotland and highlights their points of view on the stresses and risks they face and the ways in which they deal with them."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-92) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. What we know from previous research; title: 2. Design of the studies; title: 3. Children's and parents' perceptions of their local area; title: 4. Money work and family life; title: 5. Keeping young people safe and the role of discipline; title: 6. Children's accounts of the negotiation of safety and risk in their communities; title: 7. Community, support and social capital; title: 8. Hopes and aspirations; title: 9. Parenting in high-risk communities and promoting young people's resilience.