"I Know That It's Something That's Creating a Bond": Fathers' Experiences of Participating in Baby Theater With Their Infants in South Africa.
Baby Theater
South Africa
father's experience
father-infant interaction
involvement
Journal
Frontiers in psychiatry
ISSN: 1664-0640
Titre abrégé: Front Psychiatry
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101545006
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
04
07
2020
accepted:
08
10
2020
entrez:
17
12
2020
pubmed:
18
12
2020
medline:
18
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In many African countries, particularly those with largely patriarchal societies like South Africa, promoting father-child interaction can pose a challenge. An informative medium that could potentially encourage active participation in pleasurable interactions between fathers and babies may prove to be an important way in which to stimulate fathers' awareness of their infants' abilities. A Cape Town based theater company created the first ever South African baby play for care-givers and their babies between the ages of 2 weeks to 12 months. The play is performed in a contained, relaxing space and offers carers and babies time to relate to each other in a pleasurable atmosphere, while specially trained actors model sensitive and responsive interactions. Baby Theater could be a way to encourage fathers' involvement with their infants, however, no research is currently available documenting fathers' perceptions about Baby Theater experience.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33329122
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.580038
pmc: PMC7717933
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
580038Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Cowley, Lachman, Williams and Berg.
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