Parental attitude of female students on child-parent behavior in Flavarjan

Abstract

Introduction: Growth and development of children is the most difficult duty of parents. Most people, however, are not ready to act as parents.

Methods: This study was a descriptive study. Adult-adolescent parenting inventory with 32 questions was used for data collection. Sampling was based on stratified random sampling. Sample included 400 subjects.

Results: The analyzed data showed that 116 subjects (31%) had scores of 0-64 showing negative attitude, 192 subjects (52%) had scores of 97-160 showing a positive attitude and 63 subjects (17%) had scores of 65-96 showing a neutral attitude. The attitude of not using punishment was negative in 20%, positive in 69% and neutral in 11%. About empathy, it was  negative in 40%, positive in 41 % and neutral in 22%.

Conclusion: Some parents were not aware of parenting skills and the factors affecting emotional growth. The prevention plan should include programs to increase parents' or future parents' knowledge and to improve their knowledge on children's growth and development.