Родительское лицензирование детских независимых перемещений в современных российских семьях

Городские исследования и практики. 2023. Т. 8. № 2. С. 92–104.

Bochaver A. A., Yerofeyeva V., Tsyganova E.

The paper examines the development of children’s autonomy by the example of the beginning of independent movements from the point of view of the child. Based on the material of 30 semi- structured biographical interviews with informants aged 11 to 24 years, including 15 males and 15 females from 15 cities of Russia, narratives about independent movements and about parent-child relationships in the context of further autonomy formation are investigated. Based on the self– determination theory and ideas about parental control and autonomy support, two key views on autonomy are discussed - as independent behavior performed without the help of other people, and as volitional functioning conditioned by personal values. Independent mobility of a child can be considered as an important topic in relations with parents, nevertheless, parental licensing of the movements often differs from the parental behavior in the other situations of the children’s autonomy development. It is shown that the history of the beginning of child’s independent movements is in many ways unique and can be a source of experience of adolescent autonomy, in which parents build a system of rules (structure) regulating movements and delegate decision-making within these rules to a child, which complements or even contrasts with other contexts of relationships. The limitations and prospects of the study are discussed.

Keywords: autonomy, автономия, autonomy support, parental control, родительский контроль, autonomy development, children's independent movements, детские независимые перемещения, поддержка автономии, развитие самостоятельности