Managing Dual Demands: Child Rearing in Families with Working Parents
Kata Kunci:
parenting, dual-earner families, child development, work-family balance, alternative care, couple relationship, social supportAbstrak
This qualitative literature review examines parenting dynamics in dual-earner families, focusing on their impact on child development and the factors that distinguish successful family management. The findings emphasize that the quality of parenting defined by warmth, responsiveness, and emotional presence is a far more significant determinant of a child’s well-being than the employment status of the parents. Successful families are characterized by strong couple relationships with equitable responsibilities, workplace flexibility, and robust support systems. Additional critical factors include effective emotion regulation, economic stability, and the ability to maintain clear boundaries between professional and domestic spheres. The study suggests that these elements function as a complex, compensatory system where strengths in one area can mitigate challenges in another. Ultimately, the research shifts the academic focus from comparing maternal versus alternative care to understanding the systemic conditions that allow dual-earner households to thrive. Practically, this highlights the necessity for multi-level support from workplace policy to community resources to foster environments conducive to optimal child development.
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