title: Reframing the focus from a family-centred to a child-centred care approach for children's healthcare.
abstract: In this article, we argue for a conceptual move from family-centred care (FCC) to a child-centred care approach and the implications for clinical nursing practice. Firstly, we argue that the parents and professional dominance constructs an asymmetric relationship towards the child, which may take away the focus from the child; Secondly, we need to renew efforts to promote the fundamental principles of protection, promotion and participation rights for children and young people according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child declaration and thirdly, we need to strengthen the child's perspective and to view the child as an agent representing own experiences and wishes to be respected and negotiated.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
authors.forename: Imelda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coyne
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Heath Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Inger
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hallström
authors.affiliation: 3 School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Söderbäck
keywords: Child-centred care; child’s perspective; family-centred care; nursing; participation; rights