The Effect of Early Childhood Parenting Program on Parents' Knowledge and Behavior in Lam Thap District, Krabi Province

Abstract

A single-group semi-experimental study measuring the results before and after this drumming. According to the results of the child development assessment in Lam Thap sub-district, in the fourth quarter of 2023, it was found that Baan Yan Udom Early Childhood Development Center had the highest suspicion of developmental delays compared to other centers. Therefore, the researcher conducted the study on the child-rearing program to compare the average knowledge score and behavior level before and after the use of the early childhood parenting program among parents of pre-kindergarten children. Purposive sampling was used and 15 families from Baan Udom early childhood development center were selected as the participants. They had been continuously trained for 5 weeks. The research instruments including the early childhood parenting program on parental knowledge and behavior, consisting of 1) personal information questionnaire, 2) parental knowledge test, 3) child-rearing behavioral assessment form, 4) early childhood parenting behavior program. The data were analyzed using mean, percentage, standard deviation, and Paired t-test. The results showed that after applying the program, the level of knowledge and behavior of parents increased significantly. (p-value < 0.001). Parents are able to improve their knowledge and adjust their behavior. As a result, this will help enhance and develop children's development appropriately in the future. Therefore, the early childhood parenting program on the knowledge and behavior of parents of pre-kindergarten program should be continuously implemented in all early childhood development centers continuously. To prevent and enhance the development of young children according to their ages appropriately.