Mothers' Perceptions of the Role of Preschool in the Development of Self-Regulation Skills in Children

• Main Authors: Sarwat Nauman (Author), Mahwish Ali Baber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Institute of Business Management, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 2520-4475; 2521-9359
• Keywords: demographic changes; emotional aspects; perception; preschool; self-regulation; social skills; Education; L
• Source: International Journal of Experiential Learning & Case Studies, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 146-162 (2020)

It is considered agreed upon that self-regulation is an important determinant of academic success. Studies suggest that self-regulation begins to develop early in childhood, that is, the pre-school years. This study attempts to find out if mothers of three-year-old children consider it necessary to send their children to preschool and if they consider preschools to be satisfactorily developing their children's self-regulation skills. Thus, 20 semi-structured qualitative interviews from mothers of preschoolers, belonging to the upper-middle class of Karachi were conducted. Findings indicate that mothers generally deem preschool to be a necessary activity based center for their children, where they could develop trusting relationships with their peers and teachers and learn to regulate their emotions, thereby developing the overall self-regulation skills in them. Interestingly, a major underlying source of this perception is the demographic changes including the prevalence of more nuclear families and the increasing trend of working mothers in Pakistani society