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This book documents, via oral history, experiences of the emotions of parenthood during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on testimonies collected during a time of crisis and exploring how parents' feelings and reflections shifted and changed with the passage of time at an important and unique juncture in history. The broad aim of the book, divided into seven chapters, is to analyse the effects of the restrictions imposed on the British population as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of parents with young children (of primary age and below), with a particular focus on the emotional impact of the time period. Key topics and themes discussed include parents' experiences of pregnancy and birth, education and childcare, work, leisure, and health during the pandemic.
List of contents
1. 'It was literally unbelievable to me that this was possible': Introduction.- 2. 'You were on your own': Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenthood.- 3. 'I'm not a teacher': Provision of Childcare and Education to Toddlers and Older Children.- 4. 'I'd never been on work calls before where I hung up the phone and wept': Changes to Parents' Working Lives.- 5. 'I feel like my wings have been clipped': Leisure and the Closing in of Horizons on the Home.- 6. 'I felt as low as I ever have in my adult life': The Impact of the Pandemic on Parents' and Children's Health.- 7. Rainbows in the Windows: Conclusion.
About the author
Alison Chand is Lecturer in History at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, and an oral history trainer with the University of Strathclyde.
Summary
This book documents, via oral history, experiences of the emotions of parenthood during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on testimonies collected during a time of crisis and exploring how parents' feelings and reflections shifted and changed with the passage of time at an important and unique juncture in history. The broad aim of the book, divided into seven chapters, is to analyse the effects of the restrictions imposed on the British population as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of parents with young children (of primary age and below), with a particular focus on the emotional impact of the time period. Key topics and themes discussed include parents' experiences of pregnancy and birth, education and childcare, work, leisure, and health during the pandemic.
