Abstract:

The purpose of the study is to study the influence of the Triple P-Olumlu Parental Education Program applied to the parents of children studying in Montessori school on the parental attitude, parental mental health and child behavior. The research is semi-experimental. The study was conducted at a private school in Bursa. The training took place between December 2014 and January 2016. The sample of the study was formed by 74 parents with children aged 3-6 who agreed to participate in the study. The data in the study was collected with the Social-Demographic Data Collection Form, Family Life and Childhood Attitude Scale, General Health Survey-12, Strengths and Weakness Survey, Satisfaction Survey. The 8 weeks positive parent-baby program (Group Triple P) was implemented to parents. The data collected after the training was evaluated using the t-test analysis. The Triple P-Olumed Parental Education Program, applied to the parents of children studying in Montessori School, has found that parents’ attitudes are effective in changing their mental health levels, reducing their child’s problematic behavior. The results obtained in a larger sample, the planning of new studies with randomized controlled and forward-looking monitoring, the Triple P-Olumlu Parental Education Program and the research that compares the results of the existing programmes implemented in our country and the spread of this program throughout the country.