Abstract

DELGADO, Ana Cristina Coll  and  CASTELLI, Carolina Machado. Among wet nurses, experts, mothers and day cares: conceptions of babies in Brazil. Educação. Porto Alegre [online]. 2017, vol.40, n.3, pp.375-385. ISSN 1981-2582.  https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2017.3.26831.

This article is an essay that results from a theoretical research on conceptions of babies in the Brazilian reality. Its main objective is to discuss conceptions about babies that have circulated in Brazil since past centuries and still have ramifications in our society. The study is based on History of Childhood and Childhood Studies authors. The article discusses, among many conceptions of babies, four of them: the baby of the wet nurses; the baby of the experts; the baby of the mothers; and the baby of day care centers. From this, reflections regarding the problem in the current context are drawn, highlighting that these ideas influence the contemporary scene, which, in turn, differs greatly from past centuries. Knowing other realities, identifying the conceptions we have about babies and watching the actions they perform allows us to know them better, fight for their rights and propose practices that highlight and boost their capacities.

Keywords : Babies; History of Childhood; Pedagogy.

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