STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING PLAY NEEDS OF CHILDREN AMONG PARENTS OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC GROUPS.

The study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Play Needs of Children among Parents of Various Economic Groups in Selected Areas of Dholpur Dist., Rajasthan. A survey approach and descriptive explorative research design was adopted for study. For data was collected using purposive sampling technique among 90 parents who having children up to age of 5 years? A structured interview schedule was used to assess the knowledge of parents regarding the play needs of children and modified 5 point Likert Scale was used to assess the attitude of parents. The collected data analyses using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of study revealed majority of samples 47 (52 percent) had inadequate knowledge regarding play needs. The overall mean knowledge score was 12.10. Majority of samples 55 (61.1 percent) had favorable attitude towards play needs of children. The overall mean attitude score was 77.62. There was no significant association found between the knowledge level of samples and demographic variables at p<0.05 level. There was no significant association found between attitude level of samples and the variables at p<0.05 level. There was no significant association of knowledge with selected variables and also there was no significant association of attitude with selected variables Background of study:- Play helps the child to grow, develop, learn and ultimately mature. Parents are child?s first and best play mates. The most creative children are those who have had parents involved in their play. Therefore parents must have adequate knowledge and attitude towards the play needs of their children. This study was conducted to assess and correlate parent?s knowledge and attitude regarding play needs of children and to associate knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variables.