Transition from Family-Centred to Child-Centred Care in Pediatric Nursing

Year 2025, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 205 - 214, 17.07.2025

Tuba Gıynaş , Figen Yardımcı

https://doi.org/10.31125/globnursinsights.1744508

Abstract

The position of children in society is constantly evolving and being questioned. This inquiry includes issues related to the position of children in health care and the models of care used. Whatever the name given to the evolving approach to children's care (child-centered care, family- and child-centered care, or child- and family-centered care), children's rights to be active participants and active partners in their health care with their parents must be protected. This review aims to present the main strengths, benefits, and challenges of the family-centered care approach, explain the potential philosophical underpinning of the child-centered care approach, how it can be considered in conjunction with family-centered care, and what it means for children, families, and health professionals, and its implications for clinical nursing practice.

Keywords

Child , Child-centred care , Family-centred care , Parent , Right to participation

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