Charlotte Faircloth Reihenfolge der Bücher

New parents face conflicting pressures between ideals of equal partnerships and intensive parenting, often placing a heavier burden on mothers. This book examines the social dynamics that contribute to feelings of resentment and disappointment during this transition. Through research conducted with couples in London, it delves into the material, physiological, and cultural pressures involved in parenting. Key practices such as birth, feeding, and sleeping are analyzed, highlighting their significance in contemporary parenting culture and the moral implications surrounding them.

Following networks of mothers in London and Paris, the author profiles the narratives of women who breastfeed their children to full term, typically a period of several years, as part of an 'attachment parenting' philosophy. These mothers talk about their decision to continue breastfeeding as 'the natural thing to do': 'evolutionarily appropriate', 'scientifically best' and 'what feels right in their hearts'. Through a theoretical focus on knowledge claims and accountability, the author frames these accounts within a wider context of 'intensive parenting', arguing that parenting practices – infant feeding in particular – have become a highly moralized affair for mothers, practices which they feel are a critical aspect of their 'identity work'. The book investigates why, how and with what implications some of these mothers describe themselves as 'militant lactivists' and reflects on wider parenting culture in the UK and France. Discussing gender, feminism and activism, this study contributes to kinship and family studies by exploring how relatedness is enacted in conjunction to constructions of the self.

Exploring the experiences of mothers in London and Paris, the book delves into the narratives of women who embrace extended breastfeeding as part of attachment parenting. It highlights their views on breastfeeding as a natural, scientifically supported choice tied to their identities. Through the lens of intensive parenting, the author examines the moral dimensions of these practices and the emergence of 'militant lactivists'. Additionally, it reflects on broader themes of gender, feminism, and activism, contributing to the understanding of kinship and self-construction in parenting culture.