Too Old for Child Care ? Too Young for Self - Care ? : Negotiating After-School Arrangements for Middle School  

Oleh:

Polatnick, M. Rivka

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 23 no. 6 (Sep. 2002), page 728-747.
Topik: age; child care; self - care; negotiating; arrangements
Fulltext: 728.pdf (136.4KB)

Isi artikel

The transition to middle school when children are 10 or 11 can be difficult for employed - parent families ; often they must fashion new after - school arrangements in a context of limited options and conflicting views about appropriate care. Based on interviews in a California city with 22 preteens and 26 of their working - class through upper - middle - class parents, this article examines how families negotiated those arrangements. The transition to middle school entailed an abrupt drop - off in school - based care resources and school - to - parent communication and emboldened most of the preteens to press for more autonomy. Some families slipped into self - care arrangements, usually despite parents' misgivings ; others pieced together complicated plans for after - school coverage. The author analyzes structural and cultural factors that influenced family negotiations and discusses how middle schools and their communities can be more responsive to the needs of employed - parent families.

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