Exploring Parental Attitude and Practices towards Story Book Reading

Abstract

This study sought to examine current trends towards shared stories in
urban Pakistan. It explored the experiences of the parent’s attitude towards
reading and children’s interest in reading. It also looked at the association
between parents’ qualifications on child reading and shared reading
experiences at home. A cross-sectional survey study design was employed
for this study with universal sampling employed to seek data from the
parents during August and September 2021. This study found that children
benefits greatly when parents share stories with their children. It also
found that generally parents who buy and read books themselves
supported children to become readers. The findings of this study provide
insights into building awareness programs for the parents to provide them
with hand on skills to initiate, sustain and promote story reading at home.