Parenting in sickness and in health. The qualitative study of daily habits during the COVID-19 pandemic in Polish families
Parenting in sickness and in health. The qualitative study of daily habits during the COVID-19 pandemic in Polish families

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents qualitative research within the interpretative para-digm conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2021 in Poland focused on examining the daily functioning of families during the first wave of the pandemic. Interviews were conducted with parents of children aged 10 (n = 10) and adolescents in the final grade of primary school (n = 10). The study explored health behaviors, parental mental health, and relationships while uncovering the transformative power of the crisis on family dynamics. Overall, the study sheds light on family experiences during the pandemic, highlighting the need to study the impact of crises on various aspects of family life. Moreover, the pandemic presented parents with opportunities to forge stronger bonds with their children, significantly impacting parent-child re-lationships. These findings underscore the need to understand how external circum-stances influence family life and advocate for interventions and support initiatives during challenging times, benefiting practitioners, policymakers, media, and society at large.

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