'fh e Effecti ve ness of Pare ntal Disc iplinary Tec hniqu es in Shap in g Children's Beh av ior in Yek a- Abad o Area from Parents' and Children' s Pe rspecti ve
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2013-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Children are the substantial segment of every society because they are prospective leaders and
owners of every country. To help children learn about appropriate behaviors, parents utilize
various disciplinary techniques. This area should be given high emphasis because children's
current and future behavior highly depends on the discipline taught by parents at young age.
Therefore, this study was conducted with a main objective of identifying the effectiveness of
parental disciplinary techniques in shaping children's behavior along with the various factors that
affect its effectiveness. To materialize this, in-depth interview was conducted with eight parents,
eight chi ldren of 10-1 6 age range, two community elders and two religious leaders. Moreover
two focus group discussions were held with children of age range 10-12 and 13-16 years. In
addition, one focus group discussion was held with parents who have children less than 18 years
of age. To present the result of the study thematic analysis was used. This study was conducted
in a semi-urban area called "Yeka-Abado" and has added knowledge for future activities in the
area of child disciplining. The result of the study has indicated that parents utilize various
disciplinary teclmiques to discipline their children. However, parents' childhood experience,
religious perceptions and cultural values are identified to have influence on the selection and
utilization of parental disciplinary techniques. Moreover, ages of the children, parent-child
relationship, timing, consistency and attached rationale of the di sciplinary techniques have been
indentified to have impact on the effectiveness of the utilized disciplinary technique.
Key words: parental disciplinary techniques, child discipline, effectiveness of parental
disciplinary teclmiques
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parental disciplinary techniques, child discipline, effectiveness of parental disciplinary teclmiques