Social diversity, parenting, and child development promotion: reflections on nursing care

Objective:  To list reflective elements on child care in the face of contemporary dilemmas involving parenting and social diversity to promote child development and its implications for nursing.

Method:  Reflective study based on the theoretical perspective of practical wisdom, supported by the understanding of practical knowledge involving choices in the face of everyday contingencies.

Results:  Reflective elements were listed on parental choices and possible contemporary dilemmas regarding social diversity related to care provided by someone of another skin color, another sexual orientation, another religion, and male figures. Practical knowledge related to parental choices and supposed resistance to other people's abilities to care for children suggests that reflections on the implications for parenting and the promotion of child development should be expanded.

Conclusion:  Practical wisdom contributes to analyzing and considering aspects of care, bringing important elements for nursing to assist in parental choices that encompass social diversity in childhood, considering the avoidance of discrimination, prejudice, and hostility, to value opportunities to promote full child development.

DESCRIPTORS
Child Care; Child Development; Caregivers; Parenting