This article explores how adoptive couples attribute meaning to the rejection of their adopted children, and the coping resources they utilise. The methodology involves qualitative research with a phenomenological hermeneutic approach and multiple case studies. Techniques employed include open-ended questions, timelines, and information processing matrices. The findings highlight the scarcity of specialised literature on the subject. Rejection by adopted children towards their parents is identified as a common experience during the adaptation process for adoptive families. The conclusions indicate that rejection leads to frustration and confusion due to the dissonance between parental expectations and the unexpected behaviour of children. Rejection can manifest in various forms and at different times, such as denial, disconnection, evasion and an inability to express emotions. Living together enables a joint process of overcoming frustration and establishing an emotional connection. The decision to adopt requires the deployment of personal resources to overcome intensifying fears upon the arrival of the adopted children.
Objective: The use of electronic devices is becoming increasingly commonplace. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of electronic device use on the development of infants aged 0-3 years in eight provinces of Ecuador. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, correlational, non-experimental, cross-sectional field study was conducted. Participants were 110 parents with children aged 12-36 months, selected using convenience sampling. The instruments used allowed the evaluation of sociodemographic aspects, developmental milestones, communication skills, and lexical density. Results: It was found that using tablets alone or with adults was associated with higher developmental and language milestone report scores. Conclusion: There was a positive impact on infant development in the motor and language areas in relation to screen use.
This article explores the development of male self-care within the discourses and practices of Colombian public health from 1950 to 2013. Using a Foucauldian genealogical methodology as a documentary study, the article reinterprets history through discourse analysis of historical materials (documents and audiovisual material) recovered from the past. The article identifies the impact of economic models that shaped the country's modernisation processes on the discourse of self-care in male health. This is evident in public policies and the primacy of men in the political arena, as well as their ongoing participation in war. The conclusions are linked to the consolidation of a discourse and practices of male self-care inherent to a power structure that instrumentalises men as a workforce and to the formation of a masculine identity based on conservatism, heterosexuality and violence.
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study that focused on identifying the roles and dynamics of multispecies families from a social work perspective. Using narrative approaches, group interviews, and genograms with families in Bogot & aacute;, the paper explores the role of animals within family structures. First, the article provides a conceptual overview of multispecies families. It then outlines the methodological approach and presents the results under three analytical categories: the significance of animals within family structures, the roles and dynamics of animal care, and the family tensions that arise in response to this.
This article reflects on the ways in which social work can contribute to recognising the family as a democratic subject. As a profession with a historical commitment to participation, equality and negotiation, social work is well placed to make a valuable contribution in this area. It emphasises how training can contribute to learning that is oriented towards this purpose within the framework of a social rule of law, where there are gaps in the constitutional precept granted to the family. Reflections obtained through the systematisation of pre-practice and practice experiences implemented in the Social Work Programme at the University of Quindio are presented. These reflections allow conclusions to be drawn about the importance of encouraging learning in being, knowing, and knowing how to do, and how this contributes to democratisation as a path towards consolidating the family as a democratic subject.
