Honey, let's read a story together; mothers' lived experiences of joint story‐reading with their child: Insights from an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)

Mother–child dyads were invited via Instagram to read 10 children's short stories together over the course of 10 weeks. Stories were read to/with the child on a self‐paced, once‐weekly basis in the mother's presence, on WhatsApp and Skype. Children were elementary school age, that is, 7–11...

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Published in:Journal of family therapy 2024-02, Vol.46 (1), p.23-39
Main Authors: Hosseini, Seyed Omid, Najarpourian, Samaneh, Samavi, Abdolvahab, Rastegar, Yaser
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Elementary schools
emotion regulation
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Empathy
Interpretative phenomenological analysis
joint reading
Mothers
mother–child dyad
Short stories
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Summary:Mother–child dyads were invited via Instagram to read 10 children's short stories together over the course of 10 weeks. Stories were read to/with the child on a self‐paced, once‐weekly basis in the mother's presence, on WhatsApp and Skype. Children were elementary school age, that is, 7–11 years. Analysis of interview transcriptions with mothers indicated three major themes: empathy, improved filial relations and emotion regulation of parent. Mothers emerged more empathic and aware of their emotions 3–4 weeks into the intervention, with a better understanding of and grip on themselves. They also experienced better regulation of emotion and a closer filial connection with their child over this period. Limitations of the study and guidelines for future research are also discussed.
ISSN:0163-4445
1467-6427
DOI:10.1111/1467-6427.12438