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Parents' common pitfalls of discipline
Chatree Witoonchart1, Thitiporn Fangsa-ard, Supamit Chaoaree
1Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background:
Problems of discipline are common among parents. These may be the results of the parents' pitfalls in disciplining their children.
Objective:
To find out common pitfalls of parents in disciplining their children.
Material And Method:
Parents of students with ages ranged between 60-72 months old in Bangkok-Noi district, Bangkok, were selected by random sampling. Total number of 1947 children ages between 60-72 months were recruited. Parents of these children were interviewed with a questionnaire designed to probe into problems in child rearing. There hindered and fifty questionnaires were used for data analyses.
Results:
Parents had high concerns about problems in discipline their children and needed support from professional personnel. They had limited knowledge and possessed lots of wrong attitude towards discipline. Common pitfalls on the topics were problems in, 1) limit setting 2) rewarding and punishment 3) supervision on children watching TV and bedtime routines.
Conclusion:
Parents of children with ages 60-72 months old in Bangkok-Noi district, Bangkok, had several common pitfalls in disciplining their children, including attitude, knowledge and practice.
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