Background Pregnant and new parents are increasingly engaging with social media. The
impacts of engaging with social media 'influencers' and 'bloggers' during a time of …

ABSTRACT A critical turn is currently taking place in interpersonal and family
communication (IFC) studies, thereby reorienting the predominantly post-positivist …

Feminist Media Studies is a cutting-edge introduction to the core and emerging theories,
methods, and approaches in a field that has blossomed over the past twenty-five years …

Good mother ideology refers to beliefs that women are only 'good'mothers if they adhere to
the tenets of dominant parenting discourse, such as intensive mothering ideology, which …

The prominence of social media in contemporary life has led more mothers to search for
parenting information through various Internet and social media channels. The following …

This article investigates the intimate cultures of Finnish influencer mothers. Through in-depth
qualitative interviews with four Finnish influencer mothers and online observation of their …

As mothers engage in domestic responsibilities, one task they encounter is maintaining face
in public spaces, on and offline. One hundred thirty-six mothers completed an open-ended …

In recent years, there has been a growing number of mommy blogs and other social media
sites where mothers air their negative feelings about motherhood. Analysing four posts of …

As mothers seek out information around breastfeeding, many are turning to online message
boards, listservs, or social media for advice. Babycenter. com, a parenting website with …

abstract Objective The aim of the study was to facilitate the understanding and interpretation
of multiple aspects of working with mothers by examining Finnish mothers' mothering …