Living experience of camping in parents and children: creating a community where all adults protect and raise all children

doi:10.5332/HATSUHATSU.2019.82_56

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Living experience of camping in parents and children: creating a community where all adults protect and raise all children

Published 2019 · F. Kikuta, Asa Yoneda

Japan Journal of Human Growth and Development Research

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore whether the living experience of parent-child camping would be able to create a basis where all adults would watch over and raise all children, and what contribution the camping experience would make in relation to child-raising support. Questionnaire responses from parents who participated in a camp suggest that sharing the living experience through camping and living in large-sized family groups may be expected to create support systems for helping children beyond oneʼs own immediate family environment. Questionnaire responses on realizations or opinions of discoveries made through participation were arranged into the following categories:“I learned about group lifestyles by interacting with others,”“Others cared for me or were nice to me,”and“Camp became a place where I could feel safe.” Parent-child camping experiences can play a large role in creating a great opportunity to facilitate intergenerational interactions outside oneʼs own family, as well as developing strategies to create a community where all adults watch over and communally raise all children. Furthermore, how participants wanted their family to live during the parent-child camping experience was arranged into the following categories:“I want to create opportunities for collaborating with others outside the family in daily life,”“I want to create opportunities for interacting with others of different ages, outside of the family”,“I want to be involved in the development of the children of other families.”Compared to before camping, the“emotional scolding” item in the nurturing skill scale on the questionnaire was significantly decreased after camping. Changes in parentsʼ behaviors that may occur as a result of the camping experience may contribute to a reduction in aggressive behaviors in children.

Study Snapshot

Parent-child camping experiences can foster community-based child-raising support, foster intergenerational interactions, and reduce aggressive behaviors in children.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Living experience of camping in parents and children: creating a community where all adults protect and raise all children

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