'Monitoring parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture', Kent, UK
13 September 2011 - 13 September 2011
United Kingdom
A conference on 'monitoring parents: science, evidence, experts and the new parenting culture' will take place from 13 to 14 September 2011 in Kent, UK.
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. It also refers to the activity of raising a child rather than the biological relationship. In the case of humans, this is usually done by the biological parents of the child in question, although governments and society take a role as well. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent blood relations. Today, the goals of human parenting is being debated.
The event will focus on the idea that neuroscience provides reliable evidence about how parents should raise their children. Two keynote sessions will look into the topic and its influence over social policy and parental experience. Other discussion topics will include:
- the relationship between 'parenting' and schooling;
- infant feeding;
- discipline;
- the sexualisation debate;
- policy and 'early intervention';
- fatherhood;
- discipline;
- surrogacy;
- adoption.For further information, please visit: http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/homepagestories/monitoring_parents_science_evidence_epxerts_and_the_new_parenting_culture/2011(opens in new window)
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. It also refers to the activity of raising a child rather than the biological relationship. In the case of humans, this is usually done by the biological parents of the child in question, although governments and society take a role as well. In many cases, orphaned or abandoned children receive parental care from non-parent blood relations. Today, the goals of human parenting is being debated.
The event will focus on the idea that neuroscience provides reliable evidence about how parents should raise their children. Two keynote sessions will look into the topic and its influence over social policy and parental experience. Other discussion topics will include:
- the relationship between 'parenting' and schooling;
- infant feeding;
- discipline;
- the sexualisation debate;
- policy and 'early intervention';
- fatherhood;
- discipline;
- surrogacy;
- adoption.For further information, please visit: http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/homepagestories/monitoring_parents_science_evidence_epxerts_and_the_new_parenting_culture/2011(opens in new window)