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 present study on Positive parenting in the upbringing of children aged 3 to 5 in early childhood education centers in Ecuador aims to determine the positive parenting skills developed by fathers and/or mothers in raising children aged 3 to 5. The methodology is quantitative and exploratory and descriptive in nature. The Positive Parenting Scale (E2P v.2) was applied to a sample of twenty parents belonging to the San Pedro de Shaglli Educational Unit and the same community. The results show that parents need to strengthen their bonding, educational, protective, and reflective skills, mainly in aspects related to the creation of secure emotional bonds, practices that generate habit formation, and reflect on children's health and comprehensive development. In addition, it is noteworthy that sociodemographic variables such as education and marital status do not influence the exercise of parenting skills, given that what has a decisive influence is coexistence based on love, empathy, communication, and quality time.