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{"title":"Amplifying Marginalised Voices: A Rapid Evidence Review of Participatory Methods Engaging Justice-Involved Youth","authors":"Kelly Razey,&nbsp;Colm Walsh","doi":"10.1111/chso.70038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research explores participative approaches for amplifying the voices of justice-involved youth, a marginalised group in criminological research. Using the SPIDER framework, this rapid evidence review examines engagement methods, such as photovoice and lyric writing. The findings show these techniques empower youth and promote self-expression but are constrained by the dominance of risk-focused approaches that prioritise adult-led decision-making. This raises critical questions about the compatibility of participatory methods with justice systems focused on risk management. The study highlights the need for more inclusive approaches that navigate systemic constraints while embedding meaningful youth participation in justice reform.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"1024-1038"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building Trust in the First Stages of Research With Children","authors":"Terhi Tuukkanen,&nbsp;Elina Weckström","doi":"10.1111/chso.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article focuses on the process of building trust in the first stages of research with children. Based on three research examples conducted in Finland, we analyse the ways of building trust and illustrate how trust or distrust can emerge in research with children. Our findings indicate that building trust plays a key role in enabling children's role as active participants in the studies. However, all parties of the studies, such as gatekeepers and children, define and build trust from their own starting points and based on their own needs. Thus, the process of building trust cannot always be controlled by the researcher.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"923-932"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Positive and Negative Experiences of Caring Among Adolescent Young Carers","authors":"Miriam Svensson,&nbsp;Kevin J. McKee,&nbsp;Francesco Barbabella,&nbsp;Lennart Magnusson,&nbsp;Rosita Brolin,&nbsp;Elizabeth Hanson","doi":"10.1111/chso.70030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research has highlighted that adolescent young carers (AYCs) are in a vulnerable position due to their caring responsibilities being combined with the challenges of adolescence. However, caring among adolescents does not have to be a solely negative experience and positive experiences of caring can co-exist. Identifying those factors that contribute to AYCs' positive or negative caring experiences is important if AYCs are to be offered appropriate support. This cross-sectional survey study examined factors associated with AYCs' positive and negative caring experiences. Pupils aged 15–17 years from schools in 11 Swedish municipalities completed a questionnaire addressing demographic characteristics, care activities and the reported influence of being an AYC on school results, received support, and perceived health, while caring experiences were measured by the Positive and Negative Outcomes of Caring (PANOC-YC20) instrument. Of 3015 participants, 702 (23%) were identified as AYCs. The PANOC-YC20 positive and negative caring experiences subscales were significantly associated with each other (<i>r</i> = 0.16), with the mean score on the positive subscale (<i>M</i> = 10.36) significantly higher than that of the negative subscale (<i>M</i> = 5.18). In a multinomial logistic regression model, AYCs providing higher levels of emotional care and sibling care had both stronger positive and negative caring experiences, with a relatively greater effect on negative experiences. AYCs who had better perceived health had stronger positive experiences, while poorer perceived health was associated with more negative experiences. Finally, AYCs who felt their school results were negatively affected by their caring role had an increased likelihood of experiencing caring negatively. It is important for relevant authorities and professionals to consider that AYCs can experience caring both positively and negatively when developing or providing support, as these experiences will likely be reflected in both their need of support, and in the forms of support that will be most effective for them.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"911-922"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Meaning of Cleaning: Conflicting Norms About Learning to Clean in an Era of Outsourcing Domestic Work","authors":"Ulrika Widding,&nbsp;Ann-Louise Silfver","doi":"10.1111/chso.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70043","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim of this article is to analyse how Swedish mothers, regularly outsourcing cleaning, make use of different discursive resources and negotiate conflicting norms about domestic work when they discuss the role of cleaning in the socialisation of their children. Domestic work is often seen as boring yet character-building, socialising independence, self-esteem, responsibility and work ethic. However, time pressures have led more Swedish families to outsource domestic work, supported by tax deductions for services such as cleaning. Yet, we know little about what this outsourcing means for everyday family life. The study is based on interviews with 12 working mothers, with children aged from 9 months to 15 years, from different parts of Sweden who regularly outsource cleaning. Data was analysed with the critical discursive psychology framework. The analysis shows that mothers value both sons and daughters learning to care for the home, but children's actual participation seemed limited, often restricted to decluttering before the cleaners arrive. Outsourcing cleaning was mainly seen as a strategy to reduce stress, prevent conflicts and maximise family/quality time. Mothers expressed a dilemma between wanting their children to learn domestic skills and outsourcing cleaning to preserve family/quality time. Some stressed the importance of teaching their children to respect the cleaners and their work, while also problematising how cleaning was performed by lower-class, racialised workers. Overall, the study suggests that outsourcing is part of a renegotiation of the socialisation processes in the family, where domestic work is downplayed, while norms of career commitment, paid work, and family/quality time are reinforced, shaping children's orientations towards future citizenship.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"1015-1023"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70043","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Who Wants to See Someone Eating Salad?’ Teenage Girls Discuss Representations of Food and Health on Social Media","authors":"Judith Lind,&nbsp;Lena Sotevik,&nbsp;Anette Wickström","doi":"10.1111/chso.70047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70047","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article examines how teenage girls in Sweden interpret and negotiate food- and health-related content on social media, paying particular attention to the intersections between eating practices, health, body ideals and femininity. It takes inspiration from feminist theoretical perspectives and is based on eight group interviews with 18 participants. The study explores how teenage girls interpret and negotiate such content and how they perceive its intended purposes. Although the interviews explicitly focused on food, discussions repeatedly shifted towards body ideals. The participants' discussions highlighted a tension between anti-dieting discourses and the continued valorisation of slim bodies: influencers are expected to verbally distance themselves from thinness ideals, yet their visual representations frequently reinforce them. Messages about ‘healthy eating’ were often interpreted as implicit endorsements of slimness, obscuring distinctions between health promotion and dieting culture. Representations of ‘junk food’ consumption in social media content was valued for counterbalancing restrictive discourses and for signalling authenticity, yet it was also viewed with suspicion when perceived as staged or inauthentic. The kind of content that participants described as most reassuring—content depicting ordinary, everyday eating without an explicit health or aesthetic framing—was rare. Across the interviews, participants demonstrated considerable media literacy, recognising the commercial logics shaping influencers' practices while simultaneously acknowledging that they were affected by the sheer volume of food- and body-related messages in their social media feeds.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"1062-1070"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70047","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Voice of a Reference Group in Research With Children","authors":"Malin Stensson,&nbsp;Karina Huus,&nbsp;Frida Lygnegård,&nbsp;Berit Møller Christensen","doi":"10.1111/chso.70034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70034","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim was to describe how inclusive research was perceived by participants in a reference group within the Swedish research programme Mental Health and Participation in Habilitation for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities. The experience of the reference group was explored through 10 interviews analysed with thematic analysis. Three themes were identified: (1) Information; (2) Motivation and (3) Participation. Inclusive research requires clear communication, defined roles, structural adaptations and addressing power dynamics. This study emphasises the importance of involving children and individuals with disabilities as well as their primary caregivers in research, ultimately making research more inclusive and representative.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"933-944"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Aid or an Obstacle? Parent and Teacher Perspectives on the Impact of Technology on Children's Wellbeing and School Life","authors":"Sarah Holmes,&nbsp;Vicky Sinclair,&nbsp;Chloe Wong Ke Ee,&nbsp;Adrian Martin,&nbsp;Tony Lacey","doi":"10.1111/chso.70024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The dominance of technology in the daily lives of modern-day children has raised much concern about the impacts on their wellbeing. However, there are also many advantages and opportunities transpiring. This paper asks whether technology is an aid or an obstacle to a child's wellbeing and school life. Parent and teacher perspectives were collected from a group of seven schools in Northwest England using surveys and interviews, seeking to compare perspectives and better inform the ongoing strategies of schools. The data revealed disconnections between the perspectives of parents/carers and teachers, highlighting the need for increased dialogue and collaboration to occur. Existing approaches of parent respondents tended to be adult-led and directive rather than viewing children as co-creators of establishing their own healthy pathway in the online world. Support and advice from schools could be transformative for families who find implementing technology boundaries to be highly stressful. It is evident that there is a need for significant investment and ongoing research in this area to harness the positive aspects of the ever-changing online world and reduce the impacts on school life.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"887-899"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Educational Well-Being of Displaced Children: An Exploratory Case Study on Displaced Kuki Children in India","authors":"Kadem Srinivas,&nbsp;Nengpichong Touthang,&nbsp;Shankar Lal Bika","doi":"10.1111/chso.70056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70056","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, India, has resulted in the mass internal displacement of Kuki children, severely disrupting their access to education and overall well-being. This exploratory case study examined the specific challenges and compromised educational well-being experienced by displaced Kuki adolescents aged 13–17. We employed a qualitative exploratory holistic multiple-case design with purposive sampling, focusing on three case units—Oasis Academy, The Scholar School, and Carmel School—in Guwahati, Assam. Data were obtained through observations and semi-structured interviews with displaced children. The findings revealed that these adolescents experienced profound social insecurity and emotional distress, often feeling isolated while staying in school hostels due to prior exposure to ethnic conflict. A critical shortcoming identified in the host institutions is the near absence of essential school health services, including health promotion programmes, emergency facilities, and guidance or counselling support. These issues, compounded by financial pressure and language barriers, negatively affect the educational well-being of displaced children. Thus, comprehensive policy interventions promoting inclusive education and standardised psychosocial support are urgently required to safeguard the stability, well-being, and educational rights of these vulnerable populations.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"1083-1094"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Good Dialogues’ and Participation for Children Staying in Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence","authors":"Maria Eriksson,&nbsp;Hélène Lagerlöf","doi":"10.1111/chso.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70036","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Participation is a key issue for children moving to a shelter for victims of domestic violence. To get information, be consulted and be able to take part in decisions regarding the move could potentially make the often hasty and unplanned transition to and stay in an unfamiliar context easier for the child and support the child's sense of coherence in spite of a challenging situation. There is currently a lack of research on methods aiding children's participation. The aim of the current study is to explore how the practice model Good Dialogues, which is intended to facilitate and enhance children's participation, is put into practice in a women's shelter context. Drawing on a pilot project with interviews with practitioners in a women's shelter in Sweden, and a sample of audio recorded Good Dialogues conversations between practitioners and children, the study shows that implementation of this method is possible in a shelter context and that it can be put into practice as intended: to enhance children's participation. However, more research is needed to fully understand how this practice model works in a shelter context and how participation for children in shelters for victims of domestic violence can be enhanced in the best way possible.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"945-955"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.70036","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Absent Mothers, Present Motherhood’: Motherhood Practices in Camera-Based One-Dimensional Home Spaces in Urban China","authors":"Lyu Yunhong,&nbsp;Sharifah Sofiah Syed Zainudin,&nbsp;Ng Boon Sim","doi":"10.1111/chso.70032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper examines the impact of home cameras on the home space and the performance of mothering duties in urban China. Based on in-depth interviews with 17 participants in China (6 mothers and 11 children), the study finds that home cameras produce a one-dimensional home space, characterised by asymmetrical visibility between mothers and children, grounded in maternal authority. This asymmetrical visibility enables mothers to fulfil duties remotely, while simultaneously infringing upon children's privacy. Children may either comply with the mother's remote surveillance and behave well or resist this asymmetrical visibility. In some cases, children's resistance leads to negotiations between mothers and children over boundaries of visibility and spatial autonomy, introducing new conflicts and additional burdens on long-distance motherhood. Using home cameras as a case study, this study expands the understanding of mediated motherhood and children's geographies through the lens of spatial production and visibility.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"40 5","pages":"900-910"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}