Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of parentteacher
relationships on mothers’ parenting efficacy especially for toddlers.
Methods: 225 mothers of toddlers completed questionnaires on parent-teacher
relationships and parenting efficacy. This study used technical statistics,
Pearson’s correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis in order to analyze
the collected data.
Results: First, there was a significant correlation between parent-teacher relationships
and mothers’ parenting efficacy. Second, the parent-teacher relationships
was an important factor in predicting mothers’ parenting efficacy. In particular,
when a teacher and mother develop practical collaboration for caring for and educating
a child, the mothers’ parenting efficacy was higher.
Conclusion/Implications: These findings indicate that the parent-teacher relationship
is a significant factor in order to improve the quality of parenting. The results
especially support the importance of collaboration between teachers and parents
and suggest that we need to find practical ways for collaborating in the field.
Limitations of this study and implications for future research were discussed.