Sharing Child Care in Early Parenthood by Malcolm Hill - 9781032438115

Taylor & Francis

Sharing Child Care in Early ParenthoodAuthor(s): Malcolm Hill\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032438115, 978-1032438115\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1987, Malcolm Hill examines the different ways in which parents share responsibility for looking after their pre-school children with other people, whether members of their social networks, formal groups or paid carers. He also looks at the reasons parents give for choosing and changing their particular arrangements. In this way he provides insights into a range of ideas which ordinary members of the public have about childrens needs; the rights and responsibilities of mothers and fathers; and how children think and feel.\n\nMarked differences are described in the social relationships of families and in notions about who is acceptable as a substitute carer for children, in what circumstances and for what purpose. Several of these contrasts are linked to attitu.