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Parenting
Jan 18, 2023
Bened, a guest who joins the hosts to discuss parenting. They explore the shift towards intensive parenting, the impact on grandparents, and the reliance on grandparents for childcare. They also discuss the rise of different parenting approaches, the influence of parenting books, and the role of societal and economic factors on parenting. The chapter concludes with an exploration of how grandparents make ordinary activities more special for their grandchildren.
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- Intensive parenting is a middle-class approach that places a financial burden on parents and judges working-class parents against unaffordable standards.
- Parenting has shifted from being viewed as a role to being seen as a skill, with parents expected to continuously improve their skills and buy products to enhance their children's development.
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Intensive parenting: A shift in parenting culture
Intensive parenting is a significant shift in parenting culture, focusing on the child's physical, psychological, and cognitive needs. It involves parents seeking advice from experts and consuming products and experiences to nurture their children's skills and social capital. Intensive parenting is seen as a middle-class way of parenting, placing financial burden on parents to meet the expensive demands of this approach. Working-class parents are judged against unaffordable standards. This shift to intensive parenting is observed globally, impacting the changing role of grandmothers and their involvement in childcare.
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