The interconnections of family transformation, childrearing and fertility behaviour are explored. Data were generated through nine focus groups organized among the Ogu and content analyzed. The analysis reveals that although the family system is still largely dominated by extended structure, the strong traditional kinship ties have begun to undergo serious strain. Child fostering and other mean...

This study aimed to comprehensively describe parental control strategies (appropriate support, critical or overprotection) in the distinct living contexts of paediatric cystic fibrosis patients (namely daily routine and peer interaction). Fourteen mothers two fathers children with participated study. Children’s ages ranged from 5 12 years old (M=7.00; SD=2.25). Participants answered Interview o...

Intensive parenting as a childrearing strategy and practice has gained territory in families of the Western world recent decades its ideologies have infiltrated popular culture social policies. It received an unprecedented amount journalistic well academic attention. Nevertheless, little do we know about how these practices underlying are shaping generations children who experiencing them (see,...

Increasingly, husbands have been expected to share equally in the task of childrearing, especially when their wives are employed. This study examined reactions to these changes in a sample of 78 dual-earner couples with 8-month-old infants. When wives felt that their husbands were skillful caregivers, greater husbands’ contribution to caregiving was associated with lower self-competence among w...