CENTRAL POLICY UNIT - THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG - SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

It is important to embrace the concerted efforts of neighbors and the neighborhood, schools and teachers, workplace and employers, and government and NGOs to assure good parenting and positive child outcomes. [...] Role of the Government Recommendation 22: The government should assume a leadership role in steering the development and implementation of family support and parenting education in Hong Kong. [...] Darling and Steinberg (1993) argue that “parenting style is most usefully conceptualized as a characteristic of the parent that alters the efficacy of the parent’s socialization efforts by moderating the effectiveness of particular practices and by changing the child’s openness to socialization” (p.488). [...] Asking for parent report on the development of a very young child is a common practice in research (e.g., Rothbart et al., 2001) and is justifiable on the ground that the literacy and cognitive levels of the young children are limited and may therefore affect their comprehension of the questionnaire items and the quality of data so obtained. [...] Therefore, with the above measures, the concept of parent well-being consist of parent’s sense of competence and comfort, and the construct of child well-being comprise psychosocial success, physical health, and academic success for children aged 3 to 8; the three aspects as well as self-esteem for children aged 9 to 14.