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The Playdate - Parents, Children, and the New Expectations of Play (Hardcover)
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The Playdate - Parents, Children, and the New Expectations of Play (Hardcover)
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A playdate is an organized meeting where parents come together with
their children at a public or private location to interact socially
or "play." Children no longer simply "go out and play," rather,
play is arranged, scheduled, and parentally-approved and
supervised. How do these playdates happen? Who gets asked and who
doesn't? What is acceptable play behavior? In The Playdate, Tamara
R. Mose focuses on the parents of young children in New York City
to explore how the shift from spontaneous and child-directed play
to managed and adult-arranged playdates reveals the structures of
modern parenting and the new realities of childhood. Mose argues
that with the rise of moral panics surrounding child abuse,
pedophilia, and fears about safety in the city, as well as
helicopter parenting, and over-scheduling, the playdate has emerged
as not just a necessity in terms of security and scheduling, but as
the very hallmark of good parenting. Based on interviews with
parents, teachers, childcare directors, and nannies from Brooklyn,
Manhattan, Queens, and Long Island, the book provides a first-hand
account of the strategies used by middle-class parents of young
children to navigate social relationships-their own and those of
their children. Mose shows how parents use playdates to improve
their own experiences of raising children in New York City while at
the same time carefully managing and ensuring their own social and
cultural capital. Mose illustrates how the organization of
playdates influences parents' work lives, friendships, and public
childrearing performances, and demonstrates how this may
potentially influence the social development of both children and
parents. Ultimately, this captivating and well-researched book
shows that the playdate is much more than just "child's play."
Tamara Mose on The Brian Lehrer Show
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