Abstract
This research is focused on “Mother and Child Yoga”. In recent years, the stress of parenting has been increasing due to changes in the environment in which children are raised. Crnic and Greenburg (1990) discuss the potential for this stress to influence microsocial processes within the parent-child relationship and to contribute to dysfunction in children and families. To help mothers reduce their daily stress, we planned a childcare support event called “Mother and Child Yoga”. Nine mothers and their ten children (3 to 5-year-olds) participated and enjoyed doing yoga together. The purposes of this study were two-fold: to uncover the effect of the yoga on mothers’ stress and to examine the course content for further development. A survey of participating mothers was implemented in written questionnaire format regarding stressors and individual psychological status, and social childcare support. The results indicated that the mothers’ stress was significantly reduced after the yoga event, indicating a possible link between stress reduction and the joint yoga session. Additionally, as a Designated Nursery Teacher Training Facility, we were able to identify future directions of investigation by noting what needs the mothers reported. Based on these results, in the program’s future, we would like to increase content on educating mothers in mental and physical health maintenance. Additionally, we intend to keep running such events and sharing the research results with future educators so that they can educate both children and their mothers.
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Yuko Horiuchi, Osaka Christian College, Japan
Haruka Yokoyama, Osaka Christian College, Japan
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Conference: IICE2024
Stream: Mind
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To cite this article:
Horiuchi Y., & Yokoyama H. (2024) “Mother and Child Yoga” and the Change to Mothers’ Stress Levels: Examinations by Child Care Support at a University Attached Kindergarten ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2024 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.44
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.44
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