Tra adulti nei Centri per bambini e famiglie

Abstract

All the studies conducted on the Centers for Children and Families (CCF) highlight that children’s experience of social contacts with peers is highly significant as it positively affects children’ well-being and favors their socialization. The Center for Children and Families represents a place that provides also children’s families with intense emotional and social experiences. In CCF adults appreciate the opportunity of sharing play with their child and child care and education with other families and professionals.
This article reports the analysis of observational reports and focus group interviews carried out with CCF staff in 40 Italian Centers for Children and Families. The analysis gives evidence that attendance at the Center provides an important experience also for those adults who take care of children with various roles: parents, grand-parents, baby-sitters.