This guide aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing disabled parents of teenagers, and how practitioners can support them. It also looks at what parents say helps them cope with their teenagers, and some of the joys they experience as parents. It is aimed at any practitioner who is working with disabled parents. Practitioners may be running parenting courses, one off regular events for parents, or providing advice services to parents.
This guide aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing disabled parents of teenagers, and how practitioners can support them. It also looks at what parents say helps them cope with their teenagers, and some of the joys they experience as parents. It is aimed at any practitioner who is working with disabled parents. Practitioners may be running parenting courses, one off regular events for parents, or providing advice services to parents.
Children and Society, 19(4), September 2005, pp.264-277.
Publisher:
Wiley
The literature shows that many parents of young people do not have enough information, advice, and support in bringing up their children. This article describes an innovative project, undertaken by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA), which evaluated the use of newsletters as a form of support for the parents of young people. Following consultation with parents and young people, four newsletters were produced in a magazine style. The newsletters were distributed to over 4,000 parents across the UK. An evaluation was undertaken, involving longitudinal interviews with 40 families and over 800 telephone interviews with parents. This showed the newsletters to be an effective form of information and support for the majority of parents. However, the results also highlighted a number of issues
The literature shows that many parents of young people do not have enough information, advice, and support in bringing up their children. This article describes an innovative project, undertaken by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA), which evaluated the use of newsletters as a form of support for the parents of young people. Following consultation with parents and young people, four newsletters were produced in a magazine style. The newsletters were distributed to over 4,000 parents across the UK. An evaluation was undertaken, involving longitudinal interviews with 40 families and over 800 telephone interviews with parents. This showed the newsletters to be an effective form of information and support for the majority of parents. However, the results also highlighted a number of issues to be considered in using newsletters as a parenting intervention, including levels of literacy, English as an additional language, social class, and reaching fathers as well as mothers.
Subject terms:
parents, young people, access to information, ethnicity, gender;
Journal of Adolescence, 23(6), December 2000, pp.763-783.
Publisher:
Academic Press
Reviews the literature on parent-adolescent relationships, with a particular focus on strategies to offer support to this group of parents. The review covers three main areas: approaches to parenting, including an examination of parenting style; models of parent support; and examples of parent support programmes, including group-based parenting courses, projects focusing on adolescents involved
Reviews the literature on parent-adolescent relationships, with a particular focus on strategies to offer support to this group of parents. The review covers three main areas: approaches to parenting, including an examination of parenting style; models of parent support; and examples of parent support programmes, including group-based parenting courses, projects focusing on adolescents involved in offending or drug abuse, and the use of newsletters and advice lines.
Subject terms:
parental role, parent-child relations, parents, young people, adolescence;
Children and Society, 12(5), November 1998, pp.359-372.
Publisher:
Wiley
This article describes research which surveyed the range and nature of 'parenting teenagers' courses currently available in the UK, and identified key characteristics of these courses, including aims, value bases, materials, methods, parents attending, outcomes and evaluation. Identifies a number of key issues and makes recommendations for future practice, policy and research.
This article describes research which surveyed the range and nature of 'parenting teenagers' courses currently available in the UK, and identified key characteristics of these courses, including aims, value bases, materials, methods, parents attending, outcomes and evaluation. Identifies a number of key issues and makes recommendations for future practice, policy and research.
Subject terms:
outcomes, parental skills training, parents, young people, evaluation;
Children and Society, 23(3), May 2009, pp.189-202.
Publisher:
Wiley
... phones are used in family communication; participants' views about the benefits and disadvantages of mobile phone use; and issues around safety, surveillance and privacy. The findings show that young people and parents see mobiles as a key way for families to keep in touch, and to monitor and ensure young people's safety. However, some participants felt there was a downside to this, in relation to some
Whilst there is a wealth of research into family communication and family relationships, there is little information about whether (and if so how) mobile phones have impacted on these processes. The authors' study involved individual semi-structured interviews with 60 families, including parents/carers and young people aged 11–17, to investigate this further. The interviews explored how mobile phones are used in family communication; participants' views about the benefits and disadvantages of mobile phone use; and issues around safety, surveillance and privacy. The findings show that young people and parents see mobiles as a key way for families to keep in touch, and to monitor and ensure young people's safety. However, some participants felt there was a downside to this, in relation to some young people either withdrawing into their own social worlds, or having a false feeling of security as a result of having a mobile. Gender differences in views and usage were also found. The paper concludes with some general comments about the role of mobile phones in family life.
Subject terms:
information technology, mobile phones, parents, young people, communication, families, family relations;
This Toolkit from Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA) is a resource for practitioners and facilitators working with parents. It focuses on how 'monitoring and supervision' works in families. Based on research carried out by TSA with 50 young people, and one or both of their parents, the Toolkit includes: research findings about what is known about monitoring and supervision; groupwork activities to use with parents; useful resources and organisations; and evaluating work with parents.
This Toolkit from Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA) is a resource for practitioners and facilitators working with parents. It focuses on how 'monitoring and supervision' works in families. Based on research carried out by TSA with 50 young people, and one or both of their parents, the Toolkit includes: research findings about what is known about monitoring and supervision; groupwork activities to use with parents; useful resources and organisations; and evaluating work with parents.
Subject terms:
monitoring, parents, supervision, training, young people, adolescence, families;
Looks at key findings from a study funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA) which looked at how parents and young people negotiate monitoring and supervision. The research interviewed 50 families individually, resulting in 116 interviews. The young people were aged 11-16.
Looks at key findings from a study funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA) which looked at how parents and young people negotiate monitoring and supervision. The research interviewed 50 families individually, resulting in 116 interviews. The young people were aged 11-16.
Subject terms:
parental role, parent-child relations, parents, user views, young people, discipline;
An exploration of what parents and young people understand by parental monitoring and supervision. Research shows that parents who exercise close monitoring and supervision are less likely to have children who engage in risk-taking behaviour. But little is known about how parents actually manage this process in ‘ordinary’ families. How do parents know about their children’s activities and whereabouts? What do young people tell their parents about what they are up to? Based on over 100 interviews with young people aged 11 to 16 and their parents, this report addresses: how parents get information about what their children are doing; the areas that parents monitor, such as social life, friendships, school, use of media and technology and health; the role of wider support networks; factors
An exploration of what parents and young people understand by parental monitoring and supervision. Research shows that parents who exercise close monitoring and supervision are less likely to have children who engage in risk-taking behaviour. But little is known about how parents actually manage this process in ‘ordinary’ families. How do parents know about their children’s activities and whereabouts? What do young people tell their parents about what they are up to? Based on over 100 interviews with young people aged 11 to 16 and their parents, this report addresses: how parents get information about what their children are doing; the areas that parents monitor, such as social life, friendships, school, use of media and technology and health; the role of wider support networks; factors that influence monitoring, including family structure, parental employment, religious beliefs, age and gender.
Subject terms:
mass media, monitoring, peer groups, parents, religious beliefs, supervision, young people, children, families, employment, gender;
Provides a review of current policy developments, from crime and disorder legislation to youth offending teams. Addresses practical issues of how to assess and provide support for parents covering all aspects of this field, including parenting orders, the use of the parent advisor model, setting up a parenting teenagers group, involving fathers as well as mothers of teenagers and working
Provides a review of current policy developments, from crime and disorder legislation to youth offending teams. Addresses practical issues of how to assess and provide support for parents covering all aspects of this field, including parenting orders, the use of the parent advisor model, setting up a parenting teenagers group, involving fathers as well as mothers of teenagers and working with ethnic minorities.