{"id":3604,"date":"2019-01-09T11:09:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T11:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/?page_id=3604"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:16:21","slug":"intensiveparenting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/research-themes\/intensiveparenting\/","title":{"rendered":"Intensive Parenting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018A trend toward what\u2019s been called \u201cintensive\u201d (Hays, 1996) or \u201cparanoid\u201d (Furedi, 2002) parenting has been widely observed by scholars working on family life in a range of geographical contexts. It is this concept which underpins all of our work and is explored in detail in the first chapter of our book<\/a>. One of the central features of intensive parenting is its individuated focus on the parent-child relation. As well as considering the relation between the rise of \u2018parenting\u2019 and how this influences understandings of \u2018family\u2019, an important area for research is the workings of other dimensions of kinship and community, including education. We explored this through collaborative projects with colleagues working in Norway<\/a>, France<\/a> and Denmark<\/a> as well as in projects looking at the impact of the pandemic on family life<\/a>. You can read our research on this as well as other aspects of intensive parenting below.<\/p>\r\n

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Read on:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The \u2018helicopter parent\u2019 and the paradox of intensive parenting in the 21st century<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cHelicopter parents\u201d, higher education, and ambivalent adulthood.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Changing parenting, changing childhood?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

COVID labour: Making a \u2018livable\u2019 life under lockdown<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Parenting and Social Solidarity in cross-cultural perspective\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Reporting the Riots: Parenting Culture and the Problem of Authority in Media Analysis of August 2011<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Making up for lost time: University students’ quest to reclaim missed opportunities while adjusting to post-Covid life in higher education\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

\u2018The more you go to the mountains, the better parent you are\u2019. Migrant parents in Norway navigating risk discourses in professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Projects investigating these questions:<\/h2>\r\n