2017 Volume 55 Issue 3 Pages 21-32
Interviews were conducted with mothers to understand their perspectives on their involvement in their children's early kindergarten adjustment. Mothers whose children cried or expressed some resistance tried to fulfill their children's needs at home or not to ask them too much about the kindergarten so that they were as relaxed at home as possible, though they were worried about their children while in the kindergartens. As a consequence, mothers were unable to know how their children were doing during the day. Approaches to this dilemma varied according to the amount of information from the kindergarten. This study suggests the importance of a connective loop between families and kindergartens in sharing information about the child, especially during the early stage.
