Examining relationship between dependence tendency of the student that study in third, fourth and fifth classes at primary school and the attitude of their parents

m ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between dependency and parents' attitude towards their children In accordance with this aim whether there is a relationship between dependency and parents' attitude towards children was investigated. In doing so, socio-economic level, age, sex, parents' occupation and education and childrens' preschool education were taken into consideration. The research was administered over 401 students who were in the third, fourth and fifth years respectively, in Kalecik ( town of Ankara ) in 2003. m order to measure childrens' dependency "The Dependency Indination Scale" adapted by Uluğtekin, to identify parents' attitudes "Parents' Attitude Scale" prepared by Polat, and to collect information about students and their parents "Personal Information Form" were adminestered. The analyses of the data was done through SPSS 11,5, Excel and Statistica Packet Programme. There were differences in students' dependency with respect to age, sex, childs' preschool education, socio-economic level, parents' education and mother's occupation. Parents' attitudes do not vary in accordance with age and class; yet they vary in accordance with child's preschool education, parents' income, education and sex. As the students' dependency increases, so as the parents' authoritative attitudes. Parents and educationalists should be democratic in order to help children to develop a strong and independent personality. They ought to be democratic in their attitudes and this way they should support their childrens' independent behaviours.