Loved or listened to? Parent and practitioner perspectives on young children’s well-being

TY - JOUR

T1 - Loved or listened to? Parent and practitioner perspectives on young children’s well-being

AU - Robson, Sue

AU - Brogaard Clausen, Sigrid

AU - Hargreaves , David J.

PY - 2017/9/3

Y1 - 2017/9/3

N2 - ABSTRACTWell-being is a significant concept in research, policy and practice ineducation, but consensus about what it is is challenging. In addition, thewell-being of children under eight is under-researched. Using onlinesurveys, this paper looks at the perspectives of 155 parent/carers and 285practitioners in England on young children’s well-being. In many areas,there were high levels of agreement: the importance of fun and laughter,feeling good about oneself, feeling listened to, good family relationships,time and space to play and opportunities to express thoughts andfeelings. Parents/carers emphasized ‘love’ whilst practitioners emphasizedlistening to children. Practitioners also strongly emphasized theimportance of their relationships with children and parents/carers. Thepaper concludes that, whilst the perspectives of parents/carers andpractitioners are valuable, a full understanding of young children’swell-being needs to include their voices as well as those of adults.© 2017, Taylor & Francis. The attached document (embargoed until 03/03/2019) is an author produced version of a paper, uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

AB - ABSTRACTWell-being is a significant concept in research, policy and practice ineducation, but consensus about what it is is challenging. In addition, thewell-being of children under eight is under-researched. Using onlinesurveys, this paper looks at the perspectives of 155 parent/carers and 285practitioners in England on young children’s well-being. In many areas,there were high levels of agreement: the importance of fun and laughter,feeling good about oneself, feeling listened to, good family relationships,time and space to play and opportunities to express thoughts andfeelings. Parents/carers emphasized ‘love’ whilst practitioners emphasizedlistening to children. Practitioners also strongly emphasized theimportance of their relationships with children and parents/carers. Thepaper concludes that, whilst the perspectives of parents/carers andpractitioners are valuable, a full understanding of young children’swell-being needs to include their voices as well as those of adults.© 2017, Taylor & Francis. The attached document (embargoed until 03/03/2019) is an author produced version of a paper, uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

KW - Young Children's Wellbeing, parents' perspectives, practitioners' perspectives

M3 - Article

SN - 0300-4430

SP - 1

JO - EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE

JF - EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE

M1 - 1

ER -