International Journal of Human Culture Studies
Online ISSN : 2187-1930
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A study of parents’ needs for child care and effective support
Naoko AzamiAtsuko Mukai
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2016 Volume 2016 Issue 26 Pages 157-161

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 This study was aimed to describe the parent’s needs for childcare and its difficulties. The subjects were 2 mothers: one with 3 months child, and the other with 18 months child.

 As a result, it was found that when the women valued the instrumental and emotional supports high, which from partner and relative, the positive feeling toward child-rearing will be gained. For the further research direction, effective supports which can meet the women’s needs must increase.

 Furthermore, at the woman in child care period, are thinking that current support is not enough to light a load of daily life. However, subjects in this research were taking a way which “devise to take positive”: for example, when her demands being unsatisfied, they change the viewpoint to take it better: and supply the insufficiency. Moreover, it was found that not only fully support, but also support to promote the “devise to take positive”, will be effective for positive feeling toward child-rearing.

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© 2016 Institute of Human Culture Studies, Otsuma Women's University
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