Browsing by Author "Sendil, Cagla Oneren"

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Examining the Relationship Between Four To Six Year Olds School Readiness Levels and Their Parents Tolerance of Risky Play
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Sak, Ayhan; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Sendil, Cagla Oneren
Starting primary school is an important milestone in the lives of children and their primary caregivers. On the grounds that play is critical to children's self-expression and knowledge of themselves and their environment, it is recommended that all activities aimed at supporting preschoolers' primary-school readiness should incorporate play. Especially risky play has a range of benefits, but parents' desire to protect their children generally overrides their inclinations to allow them to engage in risky play. This study explored the possibility of a relationship between 420 four- to six-year-old preschoolers' readiness levels and their parents' tolerance for risky play. Data were collected using a personal information form prepared by the researchers, the Developmental Primary School Readiness Scale-Short Form, and the Risky Game Allowance Scale for children of this age group. Data analysis revealed a positive and significant relationship between the two target variables. However, there were also statistically significant differences in children's readiness levels depending on the number of siblings they had and their parents' educational attainment, ages, and duration of marriage. Parents' tolerance for risky play was generally low but was higher when the child had been in preschool longer and higher when the parents' educational attainment was greater.
The Role of Parents' Gender in Parenting Attitudes and Parental Permission To Engage in Risky Play
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Sak, Ramazan; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Sendil, Cagla Oneren; Tuncer, Nuran
Play is an essential activity for various developmental aspects of the early childhood years and sometimes this activity includes taking risks, a mixture of emotions ranging from fear and feeling out of control to thrills and enjoyment. However, parents' fears, anxieties and expectations related to their children's safety may discourage children from engaging in risky plays. The aim of this research is to examine the role of parents' gender in parenting attitudes and parental permission to engage in risky play. The sample consisted of 341 parents of four- to six-year-old children, and the data collection relied on & Uuml;n & uuml;var and Kany & imath;lmaz's (2017) Scale of Allowing Risky Play and Karabulut Demir and & Scedil;endil's (2008) Parental Attitude Scale. Data analysis established that the interaction effect between parents' gender and number of children and between parents' gender and educational level were statistically significant for whether they would permit risky play. However, there was no significant interaction effect on parenting attitudes between their genders. Finally, parents with democratic and permissive parenting styles were more likely and those with authoritarian and overprotective styles were less likely to allow risky play.