Psychological Development and Education ›› 2003, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 24-28.

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The Relations Between Mothers’ Parenting Goals of Toddlers and Their Parenting Strategies

ZHENG Shu-jie1,2, CHEN Hui-chang1   

  1. Institute of Development Psychology, Beijing Normal University
  • Online:2003-04-15 Published:2003-04-15

Abstract: This study examined the relations between mothers' parenting goals of 2-yearold toddlers and their parenting strategies in free play situation.The parenting goals were divided into four categories:encouragement of autonomy;discouragement of autonomy;encouragement of connectedness;discouragement of connectedness.11 sorts of parenting strategies were coded.The results indicated that the main parenting goal in free play situation was encouragement of autonomy instead of encouragement of connectedness.Among 11 sorts of parenting strategies,suggestion and indirect command,explanation and reasoning,positive comments,direct command without force,coer cion and intrusiveness were the strategies mothers used.The strategies mothers used often were low and middle power ones and the coercion and intrusiveness,which belonged to high-power strategies,were associated with the negative parenting goals.

Key words: toddlers, parenting goals, parenting strategies

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