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Legislation in search of 'good-enough' care arrangements for the child
- Source :
- The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, 1-29, STARTPAGE=1;ENDPAGE=29;TITLE=The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, Bakermans, M, van IJzendoorn, M H, Duschinsky, R & Skinner, G 2020, Legislation in search of “good-enough” care arrangements for the child : A quest for continuity of care . in J G Dwyer (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law . Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-29 . https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190694395.013.5
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Attachment is the inborn bias of human children to seek the availability of familiar caregivers in times of stress. It has been observed from ancient times and in many cultures, and scaffolds further physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. The security of these relationships is shaped by the continuity and quality of the child-rearing environment, and is independent of biological ties to the caregiver. In this chapter, the child’s right to a “good-enough”—that is, at least minimally adequate but not necessarily ‘best’--family life and the importance of a stable network of attachment relationships is highlighted. Legal issues raised by multi-parent care, including questions around the use of attachment-based assessments for custody decisions, are addressed. Attachment theory is well equipped to inform what caregiving arrangements children need, and legislators, judges, and lawyers may consult it as a source of insight into “good-enough” care arrangements in the interest of the child.
- Subjects :
- SDG 16 - Peace
Socioemotional selectivity theory
Institutionalisation
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SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Attachment
Legislation
Cognition
Child development
Justice and Strong Institutions
Developmental psychology
Foster care
Adoption
Attachment theory
institutionalization
Quality (business)
infancy
Psychology
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, 1-29, STARTPAGE=1;ENDPAGE=29;TITLE=The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law, Bakermans, M, van IJzendoorn, M H, Duschinsky, R & Skinner, G 2020, Legislation in search of “good-enough” care arrangements for the child : A quest for continuity of care . in J G Dwyer (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law . Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-29 . https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190694395.013.5
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d2cbd1161e6e3937566848faa040dc8a