Percepciones de las madres de familia sobre sus competencias parentales que residen en un sector rural del cantón de Samborondón

Abstract

The current study examined the perceptions of the parental competencies from mothers that live in a rural sector located at Samborondón. These proposal covers theoric principles of child development and parental competencies. The methodology used was qualitative, with participatory research strategies, in order to create a collaborative and dialogue relationship between researchers and participants, as Krause suggests (2002). The sample was four mothers with children between 0 to 6 years with disabilities or in a vulnerability situation. The results responded to the questions raised in this research. As a conclusion, it could be interpreted that mothers fulfill the parental competencies related to the care of their children. However, it would be desirable for the mothers to develop greater skills and functions that would enable them to provide a better development to their children.