Report reflection

Do they confirm or challenge any of your views about children’s wellbeing in the UK? Do you see children’s wellbeing as being so multi-faceted? Does this have any implications for the way you think about children or about children’s services? From the report it was clear that parents childhood experiances placed a large role in the way they percieved their own childrens well being. If they felt any form of bullying or isolation from not recieving the latest gadget or 'in' toy, parents made a consious decision to always provide this for thei own children. It was surprising to note the difference in views in Sweden and Spain where the emphasis was on the social element of wellbeing and not the materialist part. It was not a priority to engage in technology but to embrace family time to enrich their childrens lives noting; Whilst the links between brands and inequality created tensions and anxieties for children in all three countries to some extent, these feelings were only shared by UK parents. Swedish and Spanish parents seemed not to belong to a ‘consumer generation’ in the same way. Deprivation for Swedish parents was understood as living in an area where personal safety was threatened, whilst for Spanish mothers not being able to spend time with your children was seen to confer disadvantage relative to others. In regards to physical activities; The impetus to succeed in Spain was more motivated by pleasing parents and personally doing well in school (rather than better than others) whilst in Sweden sporting and creative activities were rarely associated with social comparison. Implicating the nations do not place an emphsis on the monetary social situation of a child and focus on ability and aspirations. Due to the stark contrast in England, mainly where we are driven by money. We cannot live without money, are we placing these beliefs and expectations to early onto our children. The report places acute research on the