Positive parenting support during family reunification

Balsells, M. Àngels; Mateos Inchaurrondo, Ainoa; Urrea Monclús, Aida; Vaquero Tió, Eduard

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1491559

View/Open

Postprint (406.5Kb)

Issue date

2018

Author

Balsells, M. Àngels

Mateos Inchaurrondo, Ainoa

Urrea Monclús, Aida

Vaquero Tió, Eduard

Suggested citation

Balsells, M. Àngels; Mateos Inchaurrondo, Ainoa; Urrea Monclús, Aida; Vaquero Tió, Eduard; . (2018) . Positive parenting support during family reunification. Early Child Development and Care, 2018, vol. 188, núm. 11, p. 1567-1579. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1491559.

Abstract

This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explores parenting skills when a child returns home after a period of foster care in the child protection system. There were a total of 135 participants, including 63 child protection professionals, 42 parents and 30 children and adolescents.

The data were analysed using content analysis submitted to peer review. Triangulating the voices of children with the input of parents and professionals rendered it possible to identify needs for the consolidation of family reunification in five dimensions: adjustment of parenting skills, adaptation to the needs of the child, social support, more accurate perception of one’s role, and parental self-efficacy. These findings suggest particular characteristics in the development of both generally applicable skills and skills specific to positive parenting that can improve the chances of a successful reunification process.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/66150

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1491559

Is part of

Early Child Development and Care, 2018, vol. 188, núm. 11, p. 1567-1579