As a graduate student I am required to conduct the research detailed below as part of the requirements for my M.A. degree in Counselling Psychology at
Project Title: Parent-Child Play: An Exploration of the beliefs and behaviours of parents and their preschoolers
Supervisor: Dr. Patrice Keats
The purpose of this study is to understand the play behaviours and beliefs of mothers and their preschoolers.
To participate:
(a) your child must be three or four or five years of age
(b) you and your child should speak and understand some English
How Can You Help?
- For 45 minutes -1 hour of your time:
- You may also take part in a short interview with us about your play experiences with your child and your attitudes/beliefs about play. Both of the interviews will be tape-recorded.
Benefits
- You will have a fun, positive experience with your child.
- You will receive $20 cash.
- Refreshments will be provided.
- The results of the study will be made available to the participants through a newsletter, as well as a discussion of the implications for parenting practices in the form of parenting workshops
- You will receive $20 cash.
· Parents may have the opportunity to ask the researcher for personalized feedback on their play experience.
· Each child will be entered in a draw to win the choice of any of the selected toys used in the playroom.
- All of the information obtained will remain strictly confidential and will only be used for the purposes of this study.
- Call me, Tania Bryan, at 778-991-4540 or email me at tbplayproj@gmail.com to find out more. You can also sign up using our consent form online at our website www.freewebs.com/tbplayproj
- Thank you for considering joining this study.