Child Rearing Practices of Chakama Village in Kamjong District, Manipur

Child rearing practices are a pattern of raising children specific to a particular society, subculture, family, or period in cultural history. They promote and support a child's physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development from infancy to adulthood. Research on how parents raise their children and how parental traits influence children's personalities is still strong. Child rearing practices are an integral part of human civilization and have a special place in every society. Objectives and research methodology: The present study the existing child-rearing practice adopted by Tangkhul mothers in Chakama Village with regards to discipline, health and safety measures. Descriptive research method is adopted and random sampling is used with self-made questionnaire and interview schedule at 25 statements under the areas of Moral and discipline, feeding, Health and Hygiene, and safety measures. Data is analyzed with the help of percentage and graph presentation. Findings: The study gives awareness about child development and effective practices of rearing the child. The knowledge about the child's health and safety measures will bring about the physical development of the child. Proper child rearing practices will improve the child's behavior. The study on the child rearing practices is significant as it will reflect the need for educating the parents for good child rearing practices.