Abstract

MORENO-ROLDAN, Margarita Rosa; AGUDELO-BEDOYA, María Eugenia  and  ALZATE-PULGARIN, Valentina. Voices to listen to about child care: What do children say?. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.1, pp.227-237. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.16113.

This article presents the results of a qualitative research study conducted in the city of Medellin based on six focus groups involving boys and girls aged 5 to 12 years old. The main objective of the study was, based on the information provided by boys and girls, to comprehend the meaning of child care, the use of support networks and differences in child care based on a child’s gender. The findings of the study suggest that, though male relatives play a role in care (father, uncle, cousin or brother), the female figure prevails (mother, aunt, sister or grandmother). The preference of children for one caregiver over another is related to the type of activities they engage in with that person and how they feel that they are treated. In conclusion, child care consists of economic, material and emotional aspects, with the latter being the most relevant according to the children that participated in the study.

Keywords : childcare; childhood (Unesco Social Sciences Thesaurus); gender (Colombian Thesaurus on Family and Gender).

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