A note on the future of music and parental mental wellbeing

Perkins, R. (2024) A note on the future of music and parental mental wellbeing. In: Music and Parental Mental Wellbeing. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 307-314. ISBN 9780192863287 (paperback) 9780191954191 (online)

Abstract

Chapter 14 provides a short note on the future of music and parental mental wellbeing. It first acknowledges some of the threads that run through the book and then identifies four (of many) future directions that practice and research in music and parental mental wellbeing might take. These areas include implementation and scaling-up, emphasising the importance of strong and equal interdisciplinary partnerships, and looking beyond the early years to establish and research new practices designed with and for parents across the life course. Further areas for development include diversity and representation, prioritising work with parents and musicians in wide ranging contexts, as well as capacity building to support and nurture practitioners working in music and parental wellbeing settings. The chapter ends with a final reflection on the potential for music to help reimagine and communicate what parental wellbeing is and can be amongst all that the twenty-first century is bringing.

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