Child Rearing Practices Among Working and Non Working Mothers Of Under Five at Selected Hospital, Salem.

Parenting is considered as important factor for child's development and well being. It is mother who is consid- ered responsible for developing positive attitude, behavior and inculcating positive abilities in their children. This helps the children to have an understanding of right and wrong and to become good and successful human beings. Working women thus have a tough task of professional obligation along with taking care and nurturing their children from early age to adolescent. Although they are able to fulfill financial needs of their children but, still they are not able to give as much time and care as given by non-working mothers4. A quantitative evaluative research approach with Non experimental survey research design was used to con- duct the study among 40 (20 working & 20 non working mothers) at Sri Gokulam Hospital, Salem using Pur- posive sampling technique . Descriptive check list was used to collect the data.The results of the study shows that majority of non working mothers 19 (95%) and working mothers 16 (80%) had satisfactory Child Rearing Practiceswhereas 4 working mothers (20%) and only onenon working mother (5%)had un satisfactory Child Rearing Practices.The higher mean score percentage (72%) was found among non working mothers with the mean difference of 2 and significant difference (t value = 7.28) was found between working and non working mothers on child rearing practices.There was significant association found betweenonly with education of the working mother and child rearing practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]