• Dr Asha Menon

The traditional Indian parenting is shaped by the cultural and religious values of the land, generational wisdom, and life experiences. The goal of parenting is comprehensive development of children and it integrates the cognitive, emotional, and spiritual components of an individual’s growth. It includes both the personal and social dimensions of human growth and development; The aim of this research is to promote effective parenting practices to empower parents. The objectives of this study were to compare the parenting scores of fathers and mothers and to list down child-rearing tips that can help one feel more fulfilled as a parent. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. A total of 131 parents participated in this research out of which 77 were fathers and 54 were mothers. The tool used for research was the Self report Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ), Frick, P. J, 1991.The data was analyzed through SPSS using Standard Deviation, ANNOVA to study the significance between parenting styles. There were no significant differences between mothers and fathers on inconsistent discipline and corporal punishment. However, mothers had significantly lower scores on poor monitoring/supervision than did fathers; at the same time, this difference was not significant. This paper lists down child-rearing tips that can help one feel more fulfilled as a parent

Effective Parenting, Empowering Parents, Child-Rearing.

"PROMOTING EFFECTIVE PARENTING PRACTICES TO EMPOWER PARENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.a723-a732, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203089.pdf

"PROMOTING EFFECTIVE PARENTING PRACTICES TO EMPOWER PARENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppa723-a732, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203089.pdf