INFLUENCE OF CHILD REARING PRACTICES ON PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ILORIN-KWARA STATE

Abstract

This research centered on the influence of child rearing practices on children academic performance in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. As children grow, they pass through identifiable stages. Parents create the environment in which their children grow. This is because parents bear the primary responsibility for meeting their children's physical, emotional and intellectual needs and for providing moral guidance and direction. The research work examined the forms of child rearing practices used by parents, the effect of child rearing practices on pre-school children's academic performance and cross examining the form of child rearing practices most or least preferred by parents. Descriptive survey design was used for this study. One hundred respondents were randomly selected for the study. Frequency counts and percentage distribution was used to answer the research questions, while correlation; t-test and ANOVA were used to test the hypotheses using 0.05 level of significance. The findings show that, Parents in Ilorin West Local Government Area adopt all forms of parenting style. Authoritative parenting style is most preferred by parents in Ilorin West Local Government among other child rearing practice, Neglectful parenting style is least preferred by parents in llorin West Local Government among other child rearing practices and there is significance relationship between parenting style and academic performance. It is recommended that caregivers, teachers and educationists should try to create awareness in parents on the effect of the parenting style on children academic performance.