ABSTRACT
Bringing up the children is the most difficult duty of parents. Most of people however, are not ready to act as parents. This study is a descriptive study in which [AAPI] questionnaire including 32 questions was used. It is based on getting stratified samples and it distributes 400 questionnaires. The whole analyzed data showed that 116 subjects [31%] had scores of [0-64] showing negative attitude, 192 subjects [52%] had scores of [97-160] showing a positive attitude and 63 subjects [17%] had scores of [65-96] showing a neutral attitude. It was also shown that a percent of studied cases had a negative attitude [having a negative attitude to some extend in each field]. The findings regarding all research goals showed that the attitude of not using punishment was 20% negative, 69% positive and 11% neutral. About empathy, it was 40% negative, 41% positive and 22% neutral. Some parents are not aware of parenting skills and furthermore, they don't know the factors of the emotional growth, which are a necessity for a child. The prevention plan should be based on causing an increase in parents' knowledge [or future parents' knowledge] on children's growth and development