Effectiveness Of A Behavioral Counseling Program Based On Parental Participation In Developing Social Competence Among Kindergarten Children In Najran Region

Abstract

The current study aims to reveal the effectiveness of a behavioral counseling program based on parental participation in developing the social competence of kindergarten children, and to verify the survival of its effect in the follow-up measurement after a period of time of developing social competence. The quasi-experimental approach with two groups (experimental and control) was used. Application of the research on 60 children of kindergarten children divided into the experimental and control groups; Their ages range between 5-6 years, and the study tools included a measure of social competence for the kindergarten child (prepared/researcher) and a behavioral counseling program based on parental participation to develop the social competence of the kindergarten child (prepared by the researcher), and the study found the effectiveness of the counseling program Behavioral in developing social competence in the study sample, in addition to the continued improvement of the experimental group during the follow-up period. In light of the results of the study, the researcher made several recommendations to direct the attention of kindergarten teachers to the development of social competence, and to direct kindergarten teachers to the diversity of methods and strategies used to develop the social competence of the kindergarten child, with an emphasis on the importance of parental participation in developing the social competence of the kindergarten child.