Research Abstract No.  65 
                              The Constuction of Parental Training Packages for 
                                                    Quality Child Development 
                         Chantana Parkbongkoch     Wanpen Phisalaphong 
                         Nopawan Jotiban                   Tasana Thongpukdee 
                         Ngamta Vanindananda           Rachani Lacharoj 
                         Wiladlak Chuawanlee             Orapan  Foo-trakoon 


                This study aimed to construct and develop a handbook for quality child development consisting of four
parental training packages. The packages vary according to the children's ages from newborn to one year old. Forty-four
literate parents of such children were our sample. The instruments used in this study were the handbook, a questionnaire
about the workshop conducted for these parents, a manual for children's activity recording, and a handbook evaluation
questionnaire. 
               At  the workshop, parents were ivited to attend a discussion about the handbook so that the parents
would be able to use the pachage with their children for a period of three months. After the three month period, they were
once again invited to attend another meeting, starting with a deynote lecture. After the lecture, the parents were divided
into four small groups according to the children's ages. Small group discussions with the researchers and in-depth
interviews were conducted as part of the effort to improve the four packages. 
                It  was found that fifty percent of the children in the sampke were first-borns. The parents used the packages at
approximately the same age as stated in eaxh package. 
               Most parents found the packages beneficial to their children's development in variors areas. About physical
development, the parents of children inthe age group of 4-6 months, 7-9 months, and10-12 months thought the benefits
were quite high,  but the newborn - 3 month group about middle level. As for intelligence, all age groups agreed that the
packages were very beneficial. In understanding and speaking, the parents thought they weere very helpful and quite
helpful. All groups thought so too about interaction between parents and children except the 10-12 month group who
rated it about middle level. In the area of emotional development, they were widely different. The  newborn - 3 month
group' s opinions were about middle level while the 4-6 month group's were equally divided between middle level and
quite little. The 7-9 month group rated it as most beneficial while the 10-12  month group rated it as most and quite
benefical 
                As for children's activities, none of the children could do all the activities during the first time. They could do
only part of it. The 7-9 month group did the activities one or twice or more. Ahundred percent of this group were quite
interested in the activities. The other groups were rated between interested and quite interested. 
                In sum, most parents rated the handbook as quite beneficial and very beneficial and the children were quite
interested in the activities. 
                Data gathered from parental records and group discussions were helpful in developing the hand book into its
present form. It is more precise with its clear and easy to follow instructions. activities and illustrations. It is hoped that the
handbook will be widely used and thus serve the purpose of contributing at lease in part to quality child development. 

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