' ... nice to get some alone time': children's spatial negotiation of alone time needs in the family home

This article exposes the spatial dimensions that children seek to support their alone time needs in the family home, based on empirical data from the At Home with Children research project. Domestic ideals problematise child alone time at home as a threat to family togetherness. In turn, housing for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Children's geographies Jg. 22; H. 4; S. 513 - 529
Hauptverfasser: Costa Santos, Sandra, Parnell, Rosie, Abo Kanon, Husam, Pattinson, Emily, Pitsikali, Alkistis, Sarhan, Heba
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon Routledge 03.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Schlagworte:
Adolescents
Apathy
Child alone time
child well-being
Childhood Needs
Children
COVID-19
domestic space
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
family togetherness
Housing
Housing policy
Interviews
Methodological problems
Needs
Negotiation
Overcrowding
Ownership
Privacy
Time
Well being
ISSN:1473-3285, 1473-3277
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Zusammenfassung:This article exposes the spatial dimensions that children seek to support their alone time needs in the family home, based on empirical data from the At Home with Children research project. Domestic ideals problematise child alone time at home as a threat to family togetherness. In turn, housing foregrounds this idea through the move towards open-plan living and overcrowding policy's indifference to children's 'alone space' needs. This article offers new thinking by exploring the perspectives of children and teenagers on the everyday spatial negotiation of their alone time needs while at home with family during COVID-19 lockdown. Findings from semi-structured interviews with 45 families living across England and Scotland, UK, reveal that both children and teenagers seek spaces for alone time to enable four core experiences: privacy, agency, ownership, and restoration. Here, associated dimensions of space are identified by children and teenagers, contributing new understandings to children's domestic geographies and showing the relevance of space for alone time, to children's well-being, fundamentally challenging adult-centred constructions of family togetherness. The article's focus on the voiced needs of children sets a new agenda for the housing standards, with major policy implications for measures of occupation density, which can enable children's well-being.
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ISSN:1473-3285
1473-3277
DOI:10.1080/14733285.2024.2310566