ABSTRACT

This study explores how children describe their experiences of family interaction with parents who had taken part in parenting training. 11 children between five and nine years participated in semi-structured interviews which were analysed using a qualitative content analysis method. The children described themselves as active participants in family life, identifying strategies that they used to safeguard their subjective selves on one hand and to enhance communication with their parents on the other. The analysis displayed three main approaches in everyday life: withholding thoughts and hiding, extending limits for personal agency, and putting trust in their parents to guide and protect them in their stride. While handling these processes the children showed a willingness to take part in democratic family decisions by compromises and compliance. Towards their parents they expressed understanding and forbearance with adult shortcomings such as absentmindedness. Their reasoning involved issues of integrity and relational closeness. Conclusively, the children balanced their own selves with an undemanding respect for parental care and adult competence. The study contributes to awareness of and respect for how children position themselves as relational agents in a generational order. The results suggest that future research should further explore children’s perspectives on family life in a parenting training context. Children’s views should be drawn on to inform future developments in parenting training.

摘要

本研究探讨儿童如何描述他们与参加过育儿培训的父母的家庭互动经历。11 名 5 至 9 岁的儿童参加了半结构式访谈，这些访谈使用定性内容分析方法进行分析。孩子们将自己描述为家庭生活的积极参与者，确定了他们一方面用来保护主观自我，另一方面加强与父母沟通的策略。分析显示了日常生活中的三种主要方法：抑制思想和隐藏，扩大个人能动性的限制，以及相信父母会引导和保护他们从容应对。在处理这些过程时，孩子们表现出通过妥协和服从参与民主家庭决策的意愿。对于父母心不在焉等成年人的缺点，他们表示理解和包容。他们的推理涉及诚信和关系亲密的问题。最后，孩子们平衡了自己与对父母照顾和成人能力的不苛求的尊重。该研究有助于提高对儿童如何将自己定位为代际秩序中的关系主体的认识和尊重。结果表明，未来的研究应进一步探讨儿童在育儿培训背景下对家庭生活的看法。应吸取儿童的意见，为育儿培训的未来发展提供信息。最后，孩子们平衡了自己与对父母照顾和成人能力的不苛求的尊重。该研究有助于提高对儿童如何将自己定位为代际秩序中的关系主体的认识和尊重。结果表明，未来的研究应进一步探讨儿童在育儿培训背景下对家庭生活的看法。应吸取儿童的意见，为育儿培训的未来发展提供信息。最后，孩子们平衡了自己与对父母照顾和成人能力的不苛求的尊重。该研究有助于提高对儿童如何将自己定位为代际秩序中的关系主体的认识和尊重。结果表明，未来的研究应进一步探讨儿童在育儿培训背景下对家庭生活的看法。应吸取儿童的意见，为育儿培训的未来发展提供信息。结果表明，未来的研究应进一步探讨儿童在育儿培训背景下对家庭生活的看法。应吸取儿童的意见，为育儿培训的未来发展提供信息。结果表明，未来的研究应进一步探讨儿童在育儿培训背景下对家庭生活的看法。应吸取儿童的意见，为育儿培训的未来发展提供信息。