KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE MOTHERS ABOUT THE TOY SELECTION

Abstract

This study was carried out descriptively with the aim of determining the knowledge and applications of the mothers about toy selection.5700
mothers living Yeni????ehir Health Center and nearby it and having 1-6 year old children constitued the study contend.
The sampling was determined as 360 with a formule used in case of the investigation of frequency of being seen in the study content.The data
were collected by means of questionnaria form with questions including the criteria which the mothers took into consideration when buying the
toys,and formed by taking over interested literature and socio-demographic features. In the evaluation, percentage, variance analysis and chisquare
were used.
It was found out that 81.9 % of the mother, while buying the toys ,took into consideration the children’s abilities , and that 86..7 % of
them considered mental development, and that 65.6 % of them considered the improvement of imagination-world.It was detected that 63.6 %of the mothers wanted to choose the toys which don’t support the violence, and 93.1 % desired that they become safe,and that 68.9 % of the
mothers wanted the toys to become easily cleanable, and that 82.2 % the mothers desired that the toys become suitable for their sex, and that
83.1 % of them considered that the toys became suitable for their age,and that 43.3 % of the mothers for its price, and 67.2 % of them for
the beauty, and that 85.6 % of them considered that their children should select their own toys.In conclusion, it was determined that the
mothers gave less importance some criteria about toy selection.We can suggest that true knowledge of the nurses about toy selection should be
emphasized, and education role of the nurses should be used in order to corrected mis-knowledge and application