La Parentalidad Positiva en la crianza de los niños de 3 a 5 años de los Centros de Educación Inicial del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research work is to determine the positive parenting competencies developed by fathers and/or mothers in the upbringing of children from 3 to 5 years of age in the Initial Education Centers of Ecuador. This research has a quantitative approach, taking into account two variables, parenthood and the sociodemographic variable, in which the Positive Parenting Scale (E2Pv2) and a multiple-choice questionnaire consisting of 60 items were used as an evaluation instrument. These instruments were applied to a sample of 20 parents from an Early Education Center in the city of Loja. In this study, it was visualized that parents know about parental competencies, family coexistence patterns, reflective competence, and the ability to mediate education, seeking a safe environment based on respect, warmth, and co-responsibility. However, it has been observed that parents with married marital status and with more education predominate in the permissive or negligent parenting style and that they can directly affect children.