{"id":3889,"date":"2020-08-25T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/?page_id=3889"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:32:16","slug":"past-future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/about\/10-year-anniversary\/past-future\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Parenting Culture Studies&#8217; past and future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CPCS has aimed to raised new questions for scholarship, and work with colleagues across disciplines and career stages. However, we also &#8216;face outwards&#8217; and work with anyone dealing with the problems raised by parenting culture. For our 10 year anniversary activities we invited comments\u00a0 from research programme leaders, PhD candidates, writers, campaigners and service providers. Here they share their reflections, ten years on from the founding of our Centre.<\/p>\n<h2>On this page:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#raquel\">Raquel Herrero Arias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hilde\">Hilde Danielsen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#rosalind\">Rosalind Edwards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vicki\">Vicki Harman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#infant-feeding-alliance\">The Infant Feeding Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#claude\">Claude Martin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nancy\">Nancy McDermott<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#clare\">Clare Murphy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#verity\">Verity Pooke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sunna\">Sunna S\u00edmonard\u00f3ttir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#lenore\">Lenore Skenazy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#joan\">Joan Wolf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Raquel Herrero Arias<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qCxZhI4AeCI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3975\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/racquel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/racquel.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/racquel-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qCxZhI4AeCI\">Watch reflections from Raquel Herrero Arias<\/a>\u00a0on 10 years of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Raquel is a PhD candidate, Bergen, and Visiting Researcher CPCS. Read more about <a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uib.no\/en\/persons\/Raquel.Herrero.Arias\">Raquel<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n<a id=\"hilde\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hilde Danielsen <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/Hilde-Danielsen-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2326\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/Hilde-Danielsen-6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/Hilde-Danielsen-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/Hilde-Danielsen-6-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.norceresearch.no\/en\/persons\/hilde-danielsen\">Hilde Danielsen<\/a> is a Research Professor at Norce, Bergen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/hilde-danielsen\/\">Read Hilde&#8217;s reflections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/research-themes\/cross-cultural-comparison\/parcul\/\">Hilde&#8217;s work with CPCS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Rosalind Edwards<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3996\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/11\/Ros-Edwards-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/socsci\/about\/staff\/rse1u09.page\">Rosalind Edwards<\/a> is Professor of Sociology within Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>Read Ros&#8217;s reflections <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/about\/10-year-anniversary\/past-future\/ros-edwards\/\">here<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"vicki\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Vicki Harman <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/harman-v-020518_0272-A5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3954\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/harman-v-020518_0272-A5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surrey.ac.uk\/people\/vicki-harman\">Vicki Harman<\/a> is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/about\/10-year-anniversary\/past-future\/vicki-harman\/\">Vicki&#8217;s reflections<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a id=\"infant-feeding-alliance\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Infant Feeding Alliance<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DhpNEznqTxM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3981\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/infant-feeding-alliance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/infant-feeding-alliance.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/infant-feeding-alliance-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DhpNEznqTxM\">Watch reflections from the Infant Feeding Alliance<\/a> on 10 years of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infantfeedingalliance.org.uk\/\">Infant Feeding Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/research-themes\/feeding-babies-and-children\/\">CPCS&#8217;s work on feeding babies<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a id=\"claude\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Claude Martin<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hgpBG2boHec\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3979\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/claude.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hgpBG2boHec\">Watch reflections from Professor Claude Martin<\/a> (Research Professor, CNRS, Rennes) on 10 years of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/research-themes\/cross-cultural-comparison\/childhood-well-being-parenting\/\">Claude&#8217;s work with CPCS.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehesp.fr\/annuaire\/en\/enseignement-recherche\/claude-martin\/\">Professor Claude Martin<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a id=\"clare\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Clare Murphy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TMRcSb9VzAo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3980\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/clare.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TMRcSb9VzAo\">Watch reflections from Clare Murphy<\/a> (CEO, British Pregnancy Advisory Service) on 10 years of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpas.org\/about-our-charity\/history\/bpas-people\/\">Clare Murphy<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a id=\"nancy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Nancy McDermott<\/h2>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3921\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/mcdermott-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Nancy is a writer based in New York. You can buy Nancy&#8217;s new book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1440853185?pf_rd_r=9KTJBZH71NVC475154B2&amp;pf_rd_p=edaba0ee-c2fe-4124-9f5d-b31d6b1bfbee\">&#8216;The Problem with Parenting: How raising children is changing across America&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/about\/10-year-anniversary\/past-future\/nancy-mcdermott\/\">Nancy&#8217;s reflections on 10 years of CPCS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Verity Pooke<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/11\/Verity.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3997\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/11\/Verity-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/11\/Verity-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/11\/Verity.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/verity-pooke-21803285\">Verity Pooke<\/a> is a Lecturer in Social Policy in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent<\/p>\n<p>Watch Verity&#8217;s reflections <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ex3e-S4fLF0\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sunna S\u00edmonard\u00f3ttir<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/Sunna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3464\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/Sunna-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/english.hi.is\/staff\/sunnaks\">Sunna<\/a> is an Adjunct Lecturer and post-doc at the University of Iceland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/about\/10-year-anniversary\/past-future\/sunna-simonardottir\/\">Read Sunna&#8217;s reflections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Lenore Skenazy<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/Lenore.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3920\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2020\/10\/Lenore-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Lenore Skenazy, President of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fletgrow.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc051efe12ffa467c402e08d85051c2bf%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637347659378872014&amp;sdata=sKdSjJcqtiFuNBdc%2Ft%2FnHPcxRRHr2BQd7Tvr937PtDU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Let Grow<\/a>, Founder of the Free-Range Kids movement (and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFree-Range-Raise-Self-Reliant-Children-Without%2Fdp%2F0470574755%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1513200925%26sr%3D8-1%26keywords%3Dfree%2Brange%2Bkids&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc051efe12ffa467c402e08d85051c2bf%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637347659378872014&amp;sdata=VnfjlGKCDdHQF3hk5p%2F4SPtzeIAGS2jYX8hclq42nIU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">book<\/a>!).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/about\/10-year-anniversary\/past-future\/lenore-skenazy\/\">Read Lenore&#8217;s reflections<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a id=\"joan\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Joan Wolf <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/joan-wolf-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1367\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/files\/2010\/01\/joan-wolf-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tamu.academia.edu\/JoanWolf\">Joan Wolf<\/a> is Associate Professor of Women&#8217;s Studies at Texas A&amp;M University.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch her reflections <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MXBFiMcdpPU\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CPCS has aimed to raised new questions for scholarship, and work with colleagues across disciplines and career stages. 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