Abstract

SAENZ-LOZADA, María Luz; CAMACHO-LINDO, Ángela Elisa; SILVA-OVIEDO, Nelly Johanna  and  HOLGUIN-SANABRIA, Alejandra. Exploring pre-school-related discipline strategies in a kindergarten in Bogotá. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2014, vol.62, n.2, pp.199-204. ISSN 0120-0011.  https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v62n2.45367.

Background. Child upbringing comprehends every care which take place in the different children steps of childhood, which are intended to enhance their development and adequate growth. This mission is given to parents who, at the same time, must start the children's socialization. In this space, where children recibe discipline by means of normativity so that they assure themselves that children obey the society values. Objetive. Describing parents' attitudes and practice regarding discipline related to their pre-school children attending a kindergarten in Bogota. Materials and methods. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study which involved using data from semi-structured interviews with parents of pre-school children attending the Universidad Nacional de Colombia's kindergarten. The study sought to describe the families' socioeconomic profile, consult relevant information regarding risk patterns and background and the parents' attitude concerning 4 hypothetical situations which might have triggered abuse. Results. The study involved 49 families and 27 boys and 22 girls aged 4- to 5-years-old (average 4.8 years old); 49% of them were an only child. There was a 61% precedent of mothers acknowledging physical punishment during their own infancy; 25% of the women were currently being mistreated and 51% claimed that their pregnancies had not been planned. It was found that 36% of them used physical punishment in disciplining their own children, whereas 26% used psychological punishment, 44% restricted their children's freedom and 46% made them make amends. All single-parent families headed by mothers (4/5) admitted using physical punishment and had been mistreated during their infancy. Conclusions. Physical punishment was frequently used in the group being studied. A family's situation must be explored in depth during consultation, focusing on and evaluating potential events of violence against females. Presenting hypothetical situations is a useful tool for evaluating discipline guidelines in any family.

Keywords : Behavioral Discipline and Activities; Punishment; Child Rearing; Family Relations.

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