A Study Of Parental Practices Of Disciplining Children In The Middle Childhood Stage

Abstract

Rationale for the Study The main objective of this research was to explore the Disciplining Practices of Parents of children in the middle childhood stage. The review of literature shows that middle newlinechildhood has several important physical, emotional and social developmental mile- newlinestones for the child. It is also a critical stage in the child s development; the transition newlinefrom pre-school to full time schooling at age six and from middle childhood to pre- newlineadolescence at age eleven. Since disciplining is one of the core activities of parents for newlinetheir children, it was thought important to investigate the range of present disciplining newlinepractices of parents in a complex urban environment. newlineObjectives newlineTo study: newline1. Parents understanding of disciplining newline2. Parent related and Child related factors that impact disciplining choices newline3. Children s perception of parental disciplining practices newline4. Choices of disciplining practices adopted by parents in different situations. newline5. Differences, if any, of disciplining practices of fathers and mothers and disci- newlineplining boys and girls. newline6. Observations/experiences of school teachers about parents disciplining skills newlineover the last one decade.