‘Sticky’ foods: How school practices produce negative emotions for mothers and children

摘要: Abstract This paper addresses health messages that are carried home from school – a space where childhood obesity prevention measures being transmitted to families, and mothers in particular. We consider what emotions produced for children the enactment of current initiatives, especially those aimed at ‘improving’ family food practices. Our analysis draws on interviews with parents primary-school-aged (n = 50) Australia collected as part project children's role advocates contexts. Using Sara Ahmed's work John Law's concept ‘collateral realities’, we how clashes confrontations ‘healthy’ practices between producing negative children. argue rigid rules their policing school, while promoting health, unintended affects families conclude by offering some recommendations more inclusive promotion can enable support, rather than harm, emotional well-being