Investigation of social skills of 60-72 months old children and their mothers'mindfulness levels

Children gain the basic sense of trust in the family environment, where they experience their first social behaviors in the preschool period, experience the results of their behavior and thus acquire the necessary behavior patterns that are accepted in the social environment. The unique bond and positive communication, especially with the mother, with whom the child shares his first experiences in his life, builds the foundation for the child to develop a healthy personality and establish positive relationships with others. For this reason, it is thought that it is very important for mothers to adopt mindful awareness approaches in their parenting, especially fort he acquisition of healthy social skills, although it covers the child's skills in all developmental areas. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the social skills and mindfulness skills of mothers according to the information obtained from the mothers of 60-72 month-old children attending pre-school education, to reveal the factors that may be effective, and to examine the relationship between children's social skills ans mothers'mindfulness skills. The study group in the research consisted of 200 children and their mothers attending pre-school institutions in Samsun city center. Within the scope of the study, the General İnformation Form prepared by the researcher was used to obtain demographic information the 'Social Skills Assessment Scale-Parent Form' was used to evaluate the social skills of the children, and the 'Mindfulness In Parenting Questionnaire' was used to evaluate the mindfulness skills of the mothers. Within the scope of the research, the relationship between children's social skills and their parents'mindfulness skills with independent variables was revealed, and it was seen that there was a moderate correlational relationship between children's social skills and their parents'mindfulness skills. In line with the findings obtained as a result of the research, suggestions werw presented to families, experts working in the field and researchers.