Parents from Mars Getting through to Children from Venus: An Education Program for Parents of Adolescents
Kyung-Hee Ryu
Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Changwon National University, Department of Consumer & Family Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University Seochogu Healthy Family-Support Center Department of Housing/Interior Design & Consumer Studies, Chungbuk National University Jungnanggu Healthy Family-Support Center
ABSTRACT
We developed an education program for parents of adolescents titled Parents from Mars getting through to children from Venus. The program consists of five two-hour sessions each with a different theme; (1) parent-child communication, (2) study activities, (3) computer use, (4) children's daily expenses, and (5) children's daily-life plan. The program was test-run with seventeen participants, which included mothers of 4th grade(elementary school) to 9th grade (middle school) children. Based on data analysis, we found that average satisfaction level was 3.80 out of 5.00 and average goal accomplishment level was 3.91 out of 5.00. Most of the participants agreed that the program helped them to understand their children's problems, to look back on themselves as parents, to plan ahead, and eventually to improve their relationship with their children. However, it was also pointed out that the program needed to put more emphasis on practical lessons rather than theoretical lectures. For example, the need for more audiovisual materials, and more practical training during each session was highlighted by participants.
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