Violence and preschool children

V diplomskem delu smo obravnavali nasilje pri predšolskih otrocih ter dejavnike, ki vplivajo nanj. Diplomska naloga je sestavljena iz teoretičnega in empiričnega dela. O nasilju dandanes govori vse več ljudi. Najverjetneje ravno zato, ker je danes v naših življenjih prisotnega več nasilja kot nekoč. Zavedati se moramo, da se že najmlajši otroci srečujejo z različnimi vrstami nasilja, kar lahko močno vpliva na njihov nadaljnji razvoj in življenje. Pomembno pa je tudi, da se nasilja zavedamo ter ga poskušamo čim bolj preprečevati. V teoretičnem delu diplomske naloge smo želeli raziskati, kaj je nasilje ter katere vrste nasilja poznamo. Vsako izmed vrst nasilja smo na kratko predstavili. Ker se po našem mnenju največ nasilja v predšolskem obdobju dogaja ravno v otrokovi družini, smo raziskali tudi to poglavje, in sicer z vidika prepoznavanja otroka, ki je žrtev nasilja v družini, predstavili pa smo tudi načine, kako tem otrokom pomagati. Raziskali smo, kateri dejavniki vplivajo na nasilno vedenje oziroma so lahko povod za takšno vedenje, npr. mediji, vrstniki ipd. V empiričnem delu smo poskušali ugotoviti, kako nasilje ocenjujejo starši predšolskih otrok. Raziskava je temeljila na tem, kako starši ocenjujejo nasilje oziroma kaj po njihovem mnenju nasilje sploh je. Povprašali smo jih tudi o tem, ali svojim otrokom dopuščajo gledanje nasilnih vsebin ter ali se z njimi pogovarjajo o nasilju. Želeli smo ugotoviti, kakšna je povezava med (ne)nasilnim vedenjem predšolskih otrok in izobrazbo njihovih staršev ter ali obstajajo razlike v vedenju predšolskih otrok glede na izobrazbo njihovih staršev. Raziskali smo tudi, kaj po mnenju staršev najbolj vpliva na nasilno vedenje otrok: mediji, vrstniki ali družina. Menimo, da je mnenje staršev glede nasilja in njegovega preprečevanja izredno pomembno, saj so predšolski otroci večinoma odvisni od njih ter njihovih ravnanj in mnenj.In the present thesis we focus on violence among preschool children and factors which contribute to such behaviour. The thesis consists of a theoretical and empirical part. Nowadays more and more people talk about violence. A possible reason for that could be the presence of violence in our lives, which seems to have increased compared to the past. We have to acknowledge that even the youngest children encounter various kinds of violence, which may have a strong impact on their further development and life in general. Therefore, it is very important to be aware of violence and to try to prevent it by all means. The theoretical part of the thesis concentrates on defining violence and on the research into various types of violence, of which each type is shortly presented. Since the majority of cases of violent behaviour in preschool period presumably takes place within children’s families, this problem has been given special attention. It includes recognising the child who has been victim of abuse, but also different approaches to helping these children. The research also tries to determine factors which trigger or importantly contribute to violent behaviour, such as the media, peers, etc. The empirical part concentrates on the attitude of parents of preschool children towards violence. The research is based on their views and their explanation of what can be seen as violent behaviour. They were asked about whether their children are allowed to watch violent programmes and whether the parents talk to them about violence. Another aim was to find out if there might be a connection between (non)violent behaviour among preschool children and the education of their parents, and whether or not there are differences in children’s behaviour according to the level of education of their parents. The research also includes the opinion of the parents about what they think is the major cause of violent behaviour of the children: the media, peers, or the family. We firmly believe that the attitude of parents towards violence and the prevention of it is of great importance since preschool children are strongly dependent on them, their opinion and their behaviour