Appraisal of parental awareness regarding child rights and protection

Pages: 260-264
Nidhi Marothiya, Sarita Saini, and DeepikaVig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

Children on account of their tender age along with special physical and mental characteristics require special care and protection. Consequently, in order to provide protection to children from violation, the country has initiated various Laws and Acts but it remains the case that too many children across the country are still facing different types of violation against their rights. Therefore, parents being the primary caregiver of children ought to be aware of their child’s rights and protection. With this backdrop the study was initiated to assess the awareness level of parents regarding Child Rights and Protection in Ludhiana district of Punjab. The sample for the study comprised 240 parents (fathers=120 & mothers=120) of randomly selected 120 primary school children equally distributed over the locale. A self-structured ‘Child Rights and Protection’ checklist was used to collect the requisite data. The results of the study revealed a low level of parental awareness regarding Child Rights and Protection and irrespective of locale statistically no significant differences were observed between the awareness level of fathers and mothers in the overall nominal of Child Rights and Protection. The correlation analysis between socio-personal characteristics and parental awareness suggested that irrespective of the locale as well as the gender, the awareness level of parents was significantly and positively correlated with their educational qualifications but not with their age.