Riglyne vir 'n proaktiewe begeleidingsprogram vir ouers met kleuters

Abstract

Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

This study aims to establish the knowledge and learning needs of parents with toddlers in
 order to formulate guidelines for a pro-active parental support programme. The topic
 represents a response to the need for information and skills expressed by numerous parents
 in the researcher's private practice. Contemporary parents continue to be confronted by the
 significance of the responsibility of parenthood. They also continue to experience learning
 deficiencies regarding their role as parents in spite of living in an age of information and
 technology.
 Intervention research was undertaken. The principal findings of this investigation were the
 following: parents participating in this investigation expressed the need for guidance that take
 into account two specific factors, namely that the program should be based on a Christian
 perspective and that the guidance should take the specific developmental phase of the child
 into consideration - the toddler phase in this case. Themes were also identified that these
 parents would like to see included in such a programme. These were: discipline,
 developmental phase, moral values and character development, emotional needs of toddlers,
 parental involvement in children's play, the uniqueness of every child, conflict management
 and communication, parental style, children and marriage, and aspects in the adult's world
 with a negative impact upon parental status. These themes were used as guidelines to
 compile a prototype parental support programme. This program was subjected to a pilot study
 involving three separate groups of parents. Guidelines were continuously evaluated and
 adapted where necessary. A final global evaluation confirmed the suitability of the program
 for further development and testing.

Masters