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The Relationship Between Parental Role And Early Childhood Education And Its’ Development
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Children learn at different times. Often by
the time a child is twelve months, he or she can pronounce a few words,
and by the time the child is five or six years, he/she can communicate
very well. It is the duty of parents and the home to ensure language
development, especially in the early years while the school reinforces
this later (Ayodeji, 2012). This is because, by the time parents teach
their children how to speak good languages that are acceptable in the
society and avoiding the bad languages that are frowned at by the
society, they become good members of the society that would grow and
maintain a decent society or family structure.
Language acquisition
is critical as it establishes personal and group identity. It is also a
basis for social interactions and for the development of cognitive
processes. Since parents have a special interest in their children, it
should be maximized for their best interests especially in the home, in
an atmosphere of conduciveness. This is because a conducive environment
stimulates cognitive, affective and psychomotor development of the child
(Ofo, 2009).
A necessity for early childhood care and development;
ignorance of the law, they say is not an admissible excuse. Thus,
ignorance on the part of parents in the upbringing of their children is
unacceptable, as it may affect children’s growth and development
negatively. This corroborates the observation of Ogbonna (2011) which
says that “where there is ignorance of the needs of the child at the
different stages of development, there is bound to occur practices which
are detrimental to the child’s personality developmentâ€. Therefore,
this calls for early childhood care in order to develop the total child.
Times
are changing and should be dynamic enough to move according to the
times. There was a time when everyone in the whole community took care
of the child who does not even belong to them. That time is gone. A
child is now for most part of early childhood, left in the care of
parents who must be knowledgeable enough to handle them. Parents
therefore, should acquire the right methods of child upbringing, whether
traditional or modern. Parents should be made to understand that
harshness to children often breeds delinquency and thick skin which may
manifest later in the lives of these children (Adeduro, 2008). Hence,
some childrengrow to be the pride of their parents while some bring
disgrace and shame to their parents. Late in life due to manner they
were being nurtured.
The idea of not “sparing the rod†so as not to
“spoil the child’ should be exercised with caution, as Ogbonna (2009)
rightly observes, it “may prove too harsh and disastrous for the child’s
moral and other aspects of personality developmentâ€. Parents should
learn to direct the lives of children towards positive development. they
should learn to inculcate in their children, the correct attitude
towards moral and ethical values. This will help them to have the
required discipline for living in a society like ours. Parents are
indispensable in early childhood development because this stage of
development affects the later stages depending on how they are brought
up by parents. So, early childhood development sets the tone for adult
living (Ofo, 2009).
The family is the first point of call of a child.
Here, the child experiences the first social interactions, learn his or
her first language and develops relevant attitudes to life. The
implication therefore is that the child is first a product of his or her
family and how the child relates to the larger society depends on the
experiences made available to him or her in the family. Parents being
the closest allies in early childhood, it is important that for positive
and meaningful development of the child, parents must be properly
“schooled†and experienced in the art of child upbringing (Adeleke,
2008).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the relationship between parental roles and early childhood education and its development. A detailedliterature was reviewed in relevant subheadings. The descriptive research design was used in order to assess the opinions of the respondents using the questionnaire and the sampling technique. A total of 300 (Three Hundred) respondents (made up of 150 males and 150 females) were selected and used in this study as the sample of the study which represented the entire population ... Continue reading---
