Talk:Gender Dynamics and Discourses in Parenting

Great page and use of different resources! For your references, I suggest embedding them using footnotes. You can do so by inserting your complete citation within the frame whenever you need to cite a reference in the body of your work.

Then in your References section, instead of listing all the citations, use the code

Hey! I quite like all the content that you have put on your page so far but was wondering about the citations for the statistics and general information presented. I realize you have references listed at the bottom but I think it is important to link these references to each point in your wiki as well to allow readers to easily find (if needed) where your sources lie for the stated information. As well I think it would be more clear if you were able to include/ add in some hyperlinks for some of the terms you used (i.e. Tiger Mother) to have it more emphasized to the reader. Also, I feel that there could be some expansion in the "influences on children" and "good and bad mothers" section, maybe give some examples of studies showing how children are affected.

Interesting content but I think you are missing some references? Perhaps you just haven't added them yet but I noticed there is only one on your page. Not only are basic references but I also think it would be a good way of providing additional resources for people to look at and gain more information if they're interested in the topic. It would probably also be helpful to explore the historical context of this issue as it is a phenomena that has a very long historical narrative which would be interesting to explore and I think would give more context to the contemporary situation that we currently face- maybe explore the role of women in the workforce historically? This has a large part to play in this dynamic.

I think this section is an interesting way of looking at the parent's roles - through the expectations taught to their children - but I also feel as if the section is a little scarce. I found a few articles which I think you could use to expand the section and provide a more complete argument:

http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/gender-early-socialization/according-experts/role-schools-early-socialization-gender-differences - focuses on how school/classroom environments may teach kids gender roles, and how educators can help create a more integrated space

http://www.tolerance.org/gender-spectrum - focuses on how school/classroom environments can enforce the gender binary in students, while suggesting ways in which educators can create a more inclusive space for children outside the binary

The other piece of feedback I have is that I would be interested to see a section on how same-sex couples and transgender/genderqueer parents fit into our social expectations of parenthood. Even though I think society largely expects the archetypal "nuclear family," "non-traditional" families are more and more prevalent and I believe this is a good area to explore, while currently your page seems to focus mainly on heterosexual couples.