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Parents Perception on Developing Social Skills among Mentally Challenged Children


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1 Department of Education, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya, India
     

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The research was done to study the parents' perceptions and developing social skills among mentally challenged children in Greater Guwahati of Assam. Parents haveto be continuously aware of the development of social skills of mentally challenged children. The study was focused on the opinions of parents on the categorized of social skills to be developed and activities to be developed and activities to be developed in their children. The sample consists of seventy-four parents of the mentally challenged children. The findings were developing social skills like speaking courteously, meaningful interaction, participation in social functions independently is given high preference. Parents have accorded higher level of importance on social skills viz. smiling in response (59%), (57%) obeying commands 56% and behaving appropriately with opposite sex.

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Parents Perception, Social Skills, Mentally Challenged Children.
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Babli Choudhury
Department of Education, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya, India

Abstract


The research was done to study the parents' perceptions and developing social skills among mentally challenged children in Greater Guwahati of Assam. Parents haveto be continuously aware of the development of social skills of mentally challenged children. The study was focused on the opinions of parents on the categorized of social skills to be developed and activities to be developed and activities to be developed in their children. The sample consists of seventy-four parents of the mentally challenged children. The findings were developing social skills like speaking courteously, meaningful interaction, participation in social functions independently is given high preference. Parents have accorded higher level of importance on social skills viz. smiling in response (59%), (57%) obeying commands 56% and behaving appropriately with opposite sex.

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Parents Perception, Social Skills, Mentally Challenged Children.