The Influence of Interaction and Parenting Style on Concentration of Preschool Children
Keywords:
concentration, attention span, parenting stayle, interactionAbstract
Concentration is a skill that plays an important role in life and is reflected in performance in various areas, such as success at school and at work. The ability to concentrate develops as the child grows up. The study investigated how concentration in preschool children is related to different types of adult interactions and parenting styles. This was tested by interviewing kindergarten teachers, questionnaires on parenting style, and experiments in which the type of interaction was varied during the child’s activity (no interaction, verbal, physical interaction), while at the same time the sustaining of attention over time was
measured. The results showed that interaction and parenting styles are related to the attention span in preschool children. The sustaining of attention is most strongly promoted by physical interaction. On average, children educated in a highly authoritative parenting style have the highest concentration, and children educated in a permissive style have the lowest
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