Professional paper
Age differences of children in the estimated level of security in their parents' homes
Zvjezdana Veselinović
; "Maslačak" Kindergarten, Zaprešić
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine differences between different age groups of children, due to the impact of increased security measures in kindergartens, which is related to the development of practical self-preservation skills and habits of children in their parents' homes. The occasional sample of 208 parents in the "Maslačak" Kindergarten was examined, different in gender, socio-economic status, etc. Their children were from each of the 10 educational groups in the kindergarten. The data were collected by means of the questionnaire for parents titled ‘’The Evaluation of increased security measures in kindergartens and parents' homes’’. According to the parents’ estimates, family plays an important role in developing children’s self-preservation skills, although somewhat less significant than the estimated role of kindergartens. Age groups of children are significantly different in self-preservation habits and skills. However, a clear trend of developed self-preservation habits and skills is only noticeable in "complex" habits and skills. In simple habits and skills, these differences are not so regular. Hence it is necessary to encourage teaching such habits and skills, especially the relatively older children.
Keywords
children; safety; a programme; an evaluation; age differences
Hrčak ID:
81753
URI
Publication date:
28.3.2012.
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