Fathers’ Parenting Practices and the Children’s Approaches to Learning From Three Through Five Years; A Case of Mityana District, Uganda

The Approaches to Learning addresses how children learn- this includes children’s attitudes and interests in learning. This domain reflects behaviours and attitudes such as curiosity, problem-solving, maintaining attention and persistence. The research study focused on examining the fathers’ parenting practices and the children’s approaches to learning from three through five years. The study used a cross sectional research design and data was generated using focal group discussions, interview guides and child behaviour rating scale on how fathers’ parenting practices contribute to children’s approaches to learning. Results revealed that, Fathers’ parenting practices and Children’s curiosity were found to have a very positive relationship (r = 0.396, p < 0.05). Fathers’ parenting practices and children’s learning were found to have a significant positive relationship (r = 0.420, p < 0.05). Findings also indicated that fathers’ parenting practices and children’s creativity were found to have an average positive relationship (r = 0.379, p < 0.05).Arising out of the findings, the study recommended that fathers’ parenting programs be put in place to help them up bring the child in holistic manner.