Stabilise, balance and adjust : Framing the early years transitions of children whose parents work non‐standard hours
Peltoperä, K., Siippainen, A., & Karila, K. (2023). Stabilise, balance and adjust : Framing the early years transitions of children whose parents work non‐standard hours. International Journal of Social Welfare, 32(3), 306-319. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12563
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This study examined talk by parents about the early years transitions of their children (n = 7) in the context of parental non-standard working hours and Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. Parents were interviewed at three time points: when their child was aged one, four, five or six years (a total of 21 interviews). The third interview was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article focuses on the children's ECEC transitions and the interpretative frames used by parents when talking about their work and childcare. The frames used by the parents to discuss the children's transitions were stabilising the children's lives, balancing between staying at home and attending ECEC and adjusting to norms and rules. The diversity of families' experiences and their children's transitions during the early years should be considered when developing family policy and ECEC services.
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childcare arrangements COVID-19 pandemic discourse analysis early childhood educationand care early years transitions horizontal transitions life transitions non-standardworking hours vertical transitions COVID-19 päivähoito lapsen kehitys varhaiskasvatus siirtymävaiheet lastenhoito vanhemmat diskurssianalyysi
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