IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD CONTROL MEASURES: A PANACEA TO RURAL AND URBAN FAMILIES

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Published: Apr 3, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10912441
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Child Control Measures, Panacea, Rural and Urban Families
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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2024): April-June
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Amachree. Grand Kariboba
Department of Early Childhood/Primary Education Faculty of Education Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Nigeria
Nworgu, Elizabeth-Nmaefa Amadi
Department of Primary Education Studies Faculty of Education Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Nigeria
Ekechukwu, Evelyn Nmaugo
Department of Early Childhood/Primary Education Faculty of Education Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines the implementation of child control measures as a potential panacea for managing children's behaviour and safety in both rural and urban families. The study makes the case that parental oversight, monitoring software, parental controls on devices, and disciplining methods can all help to address the particular issues that rural and urban families experience while also promoting good results for kids and families. The study outlines the key ideas and stresses the need of putting child control measures into practice in a way that supports favorable outcomes for kids and families. The study contends that while child control methods cannot solve every problem faced by rural and urban families, they can be a useful tool for fostering healthy growth and conduct. Child control measures can be a useful tool for fostering healthy and happy families by acknowledging the advantages and limitations of various types of measures, addressing concerns about children's rights and creativity, and implementing measures in a way that is tailored to the needs of individual families

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Amachree, G. K., Nworgu, E.-N. A., & Ekechukwu, E. N. (2024). IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD CONTROL MEASURES: A PANACEA TO RURAL AND URBAN FAMILIES. International Journal of Current Educational Practice, 12(2), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10912441

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