Research report on guidance on contact time for infants and young children in separated families

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dc.contributor.authorMcCaughren, Simone
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorParkes, Aisling
dc.contributor.authorGregory, Soma
dc.contributor.funderCommunity Foundation for Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderRTE Toy Show Appealen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-30T13:36:54Z
dc.date.available2023-01-30T13:36:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.date.updated2023-01-30T13:22:16Z
dc.descriptionResearch Reporten
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the perspectives of parents and professionals who manage contact arrangements in relation to a child/[ren] in common (aged 0-6 years) as well as the manner in which their childrenâ s views have been ascertained and represented as part of the process. Concern with the impact on children of discontinued parent-child relationships following parental separation or divorce has resulted in a depth of empirical knowledge in the maintenance of those relationships through the medium of "contact". While research consistently demonstrates that shared parenting arrangements (post-separation/divorce) work best when they are informally arranged between two parents who are committed to making those plans work in the interests of their children, the emotive nature of the separation/divorce experience for many families may demand formal and legal regulation (Holt S., 2016a). This timely research was undertaken during a period when the Irish Family Law system is in the spotlight with a view to reform. This research attempted to gain a birdâ s eye view of how, and in what ways, contact arrangements are established for infants and young children in the 0-6 years age category. It set out to capture the lived experiences of those who share parenting as well as those who work with these families and young children. It therefore consisted of an in-depth literature review on the issue of contact concerning 0-6 year olds; the distribution of an online survey for parents who share the parenting of infants and young children; two focus groups with professionals working in the area of family law, one consisting of social professionals and one with legal professionals; and six interviews with members of the Irish judiciary working in the area of family law.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMcCaughren, S., Holt, S., Parkes, A. and Gregory, S. (2022) Research report on guidance on contact time for infants and young children in separated families. Available at: https://onefamily.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FINAL-Research-Report-from-TCDUCC-Infant-Contact.pdf (Accessed: 30. January 2023)en
dc.identifier.endpage179en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14154
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOne Familyen
dc.relation.urihttps://onefamily.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FINAL-Research-Report-from-TCDUCC-Infant-Contact.pdf
dc.rights© 2022, the Authors and One Family - Ireland’s national organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separatingen
dc.subjectContact timeen
dc.subjectSeparated familiesen
dc.subjectInfantsen
dc.subjectYoung childrenen
dc.titleResearch report on guidance on contact time for infants and young children in separated familiesen
dc.typeReporten
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