Legislative policies and culture on parenting practices: improving the parent-child relationship in South Africa
| Autor | Edna G. Rich, Nicolette V. Roman |
| Páginas | 389-401 |
LEGISLATIVE POLICIES AND CULTURE ON PARENTING PR ACTICES: improving
the parent-child relationship in South Africa
Edna G. Rich1
Nicolette V. Roman2
Resumo
Os relacionamentos pai-filho são frequentemente descritos como ví nculos únicos e duradouros que ocorrem entre um
cuidador / pai e seu filho. Vários documentos de políticas legislativas sul -africanas foram implementados para orientar a
prestação de serviços às famílias e fortalecer o relacionamento entre pais e filhos nas famílias. Este artigo visa examinar
criticamente os quadros atuais e explorar o que é necessário na África do Sul, a fim de melhorar o relacionamento ent re
pais e filhos e os resultados gerais do desenvolvimento infantil. Utilizando uma perspectiva ecológica, os aspectos
identificados como benéficos para melhorar o relacionamento entre pais e filhos na África do Sul são discutidos em nível
micro, meso e macro. As influências culturais são consideradas e são fornecidas recomendações para melhorar o
relacionamento entre pais e filhos em um contexto sul-africano.
Palavras-chave: Relacionamento pai -filho. Desenvolvimento infantil. Desenvolvimento na primeira infância. Estilos
parentais. Cultura. Teoria dos sistemas ecológicos.
POLITICAS LEGISLATIVAS E CULTURA PRÁTICAS PARENTAIS: melhorando o relacionamento entre pais e filhos na
África do Sul
Abstract:
Parent-child relationships are often described as unique and enduring bonds that take place between a caregiver/parent and
their child. Several South African legislative policy documents have been implemented to guide service delivery to families
and to strengthen t he parent-child relationship in families. This paper aims to critically examine the current frameworks and
explore what is required in South Af rica in order to improve the parent-child relationship and overall child developmental
outcomes. Utilising an ecological perspective, aspects identified as beneficial towards improving the parent-child relationship
in South Africa are discussed on a micro-, meso- and macro-level. Cultural influences are considered, and recommendations
are provided in order to improve the parent-child relationship in a South African context.
Keywords: Parent-child relationship. Child development. Early childhood development. Parenting styles. Culture. Ecological
systems theory.
Artigo recebido em: 29/08/2018 Aprovado em: 28/03/2019.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18764/2178-2865.v23n1p389-401
1 PhD in Social Work at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). She is a lecturer in the interdisciplinary Child and Family
Studies Unit currently located in the Social Work department at UWC. Her areas of research interests are: parenting
research, child and youth development; family functioning; family well-being; and the factors that put children, families and
communities at risk, such as substance abuse in the family. Child and Family Studies Unit, Faculty of Community and
Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. E-mail: erich@uwc.ac.za
2 PhD in Psychology. She is the DST/NRF/NDP SARChI Chair in Human Capabilities, Social Cohesion and the Family,
rated as an Established Researcher nationally and a Professor in child, youth and family science at the University of the
Western Cape. Her research focuses on the parent-child relationship to strengthen families across the lifespan. Awards
she has achieved include the Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumni Award in Health Sciences, the Dean’s Research Excellence
Merit Award in t he Faculty of Community and Health Sciences and the Academic Achievers Award: Established
Researcher Award in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences. E-mail: nroman@uwc.ac.za
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