Comparison the Effectiveness of Positive parenting training and Social-emotional learning training to Parents of Preschool Children on Adaptive Behavior of Their Children

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positive parenting education and socio-emotional learning education for parents of preschool children on their children's adaptive behavior.

The present research method was quasi-experimental and the design used in this study was a three-group pretest-posttest design with two experimental groups and a control group with one month follow-up. The statistical population of the study consisted of parents of preschool children with their children in Tehran in 1398, from which 45 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 people in each group) and one The control group (15 people) was assigned. The first experimental group received positive parenting training in Saunders, 2005 for 8 two-hour sessions, and the second experimental group received dull social-emotional learning training in 2003, 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The tools used in the present study included adaptive behavior (Wineland, 1965) which was used in three stages: pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.

The results showed that positive parenting intervention and socio-emotional learning on individual independence (F = 18.19 and P = 0.001), social behavior (F = 4.69 and P = 0.010) and total behavior score Marital adaptation (F = 15.39 and P = 0.001) is effective; And this effect was stable in the follow-up phase.

The findings showed that both interventions used in this study can significantly improve adaptive behavior in children; Therefore, these educational services can be used in preschool centers to improve adaptive behavior in children.