Abstract:

In the children's first cognitive schemes about maternity and paternity, parents play an important role. In the early years of life, children begin to create a mental model of maternity and paternity by observing their parents’ behavior. It is believed that it is important to understand the perceptions of maternity and paternity in the pre-school period, which is a critical period in the process of creating cultural characteristics and patterns of behavior characteristic of the environment in which the child lives. This study is a qualitative study aimed at studying the perceptions of Roman children towards their parents in the pre-school period. Scientific research has been used. The method of measurement sampling, which is one of the methods of sample purposes in the determination of the study group, was preferred. The work group was composed of 30 Roman children in the pre-school period. The data of the study was collected in a semi-configured interview form. The "Child Interview Form" was used as a tool for data collection prepared by researchers. The analysis of data is done through the content analysis method. According to the findings obtained, the conclusion was that the perceptions of Roman children in the pre-school period towards their parents were within the framework of traditional social gender roles. Keywords: Pre-school period; Roman children; Mother; Father; Mother and Father perception.