Coparenting Theory, Research, and Practice: Toward a Universal Infant–Family Mental Health Paradigm
摘要
Infants and toddlers throughout the world are cared for socialized and acculturated in distinctive multi-person family collectives. The participation, teamwork, containment of child-related conflict, and attunement of the coparenting adults within each child’s collective afford a family-level environment and atmosphere experienced as sturdy and protective or brittle and confusing. The readiness of professionals to assess coparenting and to promote adults’ mindfulness about its importance and developmental impact are discussed.