SIGNIFICANCE OF HOME ENVIRONMENT IN BEHAVIORAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN: OPINION OF PARENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to signify the home environment on the behavioral and moral development of children. The main objectives of the study were (a) to study the importance of home environment for the behavioral and moral development of children, (b) to identify the factors which are the most important for the moral development of children, and (c) to suggest appropriate strategies to make the home environment conducive for inculcation of moral and behavioral development of the children.  Descriptive research method was used to get opinion from 240 parents by using convenience sampling technique. Questionnaire and interview was considered the basic source to gather information from the respondents. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS version-21. Results of the study showed that home learning environment and parental involvement played significant role in the behavioral and moral development of children. Further, the home learning environment and parental involvement has significant impact on students’ performance.