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ABSTRACT
The research work investigated the Impact of child rearing practices prevalent among the Binis:A case study of pre primary school pupils inOredo Local Government Area, Edo State. In order to effectively carryout this study four research questions were raised The study adopted the descriptive survey design and the population of the study consists of preschool teachers in private nursery schools and parents in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State. The sample size for the study was 50 teachers, 10 each from the 5(five) schools visited and 10 parents in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State. The research instrument was a questionnaire which was validated by the researcher's supervisor and two others at the Institute of Education, and the reliability was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha statistics and gave the value 0.84. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation for research question one, while research question two, three and four were stimulated into hypothesis and tested at 0.05 level of significance, answered using independent sample t-test and the analysis of variance. The findings that emerged were the prevalent child rearing practices among the Binis which were Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive and uninvolved parenting within Authoritative ranked as the first and uninvolved as the last. There was no significant difference in child rearing practices among the Binis based on location, religious background and qualifications. Based on the findings, it was recommended that cultural and religious bodies should ensure that children are being given the necessary care, attention and guidance that they need to grow well by creating public awareness and conducting programs to this effect.
