The Role of Parents in Promoting the Development of Early Childhood Children at Wat Nekkhamaram School under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the level of parental roles in promoting the development of early childhood children and to compare parental roles in promoting early childhood development at Wat Nekkhamaram School under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area 1, categorized by parents' educational levels. The aspects of development included physical development, emotional and mental development, social development, and intellectual development, classified by the status of parents at Wat Nekkhamaram School under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area 1 in terms of educational levels.

The population used in this research consisted of 60 parents at Wat Nekkhamaram School under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area 1. The research tools included questionnaires, and the statistical methods employed in data analysis comprised percentages, mean values, and standard deviations.

The research findings revealed that most respondents were female, aged 30–35 years, with education levels below a bachelor's degree, and worked as wage laborers. The roles of parents in promoting early childhood development at Wat Nekkhamaram School under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area 1, as a whole, were at a high average level. Considering individual aspects, the highest-ranked aspect was physical development, followed by social development, intellectual development, and lastly, emotional and mental development.The comparison of parental roles at Wat Nekkhamaram School under the Office of Pathum Thani Primary Educational Service Area 1 indicated no differences in parental roles in promoting early childhood development among parents with different educational levels.