孤立・孤独が引き起こす親から子へのマルトリートメント（不適切な養育）

Childhood Maltreatment (Inappropriate Nurturing) from Parent to Child Caused by Isolation and Loneliness

人間の養育行動は生命存続に非常に重要である。養育者が孤立すると，子育てが孤立状態となり，虐待やネグレクトなどマルトリートメントが繰り返されることがある。この状況でSOSを発する親が虐待を疑われると，心を閉ざし介入が難しくなる。公空間と私空間の隔たりが大きくなると孤立が深まり，状況が悪化する。また，親自身が過去に被虐待経験を持つ場合，社会制度を知らず，他者に頼れないため孤立しがちである。しかし，共同で子育てを行うことで，親の負担や不安を軽減し，孤立を防ぐことができる。人間は多くの人々が子育てに関わる共同繁殖の動物であり，社会全体で子どもを育て守る「とも育て^®（共同子育て）」の認識が重要である。

Abstract

Human nurturing behavior is critical for survival. When caregivers are isolated, parenting becomes isolated and childhood maltreatment, including abuse and neglect, may occur repeatedly. In this situation, when a parent with SOS is suspected of maltreatment, he or she may close his or her mind and make the intervention difficult. The more significant the gap between public and private spaces, the more isolated they become which worsens the situation. In addition, when parents experience maltreatment in their childhood, they tend to be isolated because they are unaware of social systems and cannot rely on others. However, joint parenting can reduce parental burden and anxiety and prevent isolation. Humans are “co-parenting” animals, in which many people are involved in child-rearing, and it is essential to recognize the importance of “Tomosodate^®(co-parenting),” in which the entire society raises and protects children.