Aims: Chronic loneliness is experienced by around a third of parents, but there is no
comprehensive review into how, why and which parents experience loneliness. This …

Perspectives that consider teenage mothers as a 'social problem'are well described in the
literature. However, the attitudes towards teenage mothers held by other teenage mothers …

Background Pregnant young women in an academic environment are susceptible to
stressors associated with unintended pregnancy and academic demands of universities …

Employing evidence from a recent qualitative study, this paper provides new insights into the
social relationships of lone mothers in the UK and exposes how these relationships are …

Abstract NTSHAYINTSHAYI, Peaceful N.; SEHULARO, Leepile A.; MOKGAOLA, Isaac O.
and SEPENG, Nombulelo V.. Exploring the psychosocial challenges faced by pregnant …

Mothering and motherhood can be a very challenging experience in the 21st century, where
cultural pressures, on the one hand, and health experts' regular parenting surveillance, on …

The book sets out to examine the concept of'chav', providing a review of its origins, its
characterological figures, the process of enregisterment whereby it has come to be …

Introduction Programs supporting adolescent parents have been shown to increase socio-
economic opportunities and promote healthy child development for young families, but …

Personal stories can have the power to form new narratives where negative assumptions
dominate. This paper celebrates the voices of a group of young mothers who participated in …

Each parenting approach has crucial implications for children's future functional
development as a whole, and all play a role in guiding children as they grow into adults. The …