Valutazione preliminare multimetodo del progetto Let Grow in Italia
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https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.1970-2221/22815Parole chiave:
autonomia del bambino, indipendenza, fiducia genitoriale, progetto Let Grow, genitorialità a supporto dell'autonomiaAbstract
Let Grow ha lo scopo di promuovere l’autonomia dei bambini nei contesti di vita quotidiana, contrastandone il progressivo declino. Questo studio preliminare italiano ha valutato il progetto tramite un disegno quasi sperimentale pre-post test con gruppo di controllo (71 alunni di terza e quarta primaria; 64 caregiver), integrato con questionari qualitativi finali somministrati dopo otto sessioni. I bambini delle classi sperimentali hanno riportato maggiore autonomia nella preparazione dei pasti e nei piccoli acquisti, oltre a una maggiore fiducia percepita da parte dei genitori; analogamente, i caregiver hanno osservato miglioramenti nelle attività quotidiane e nelle uscite autonome. Sul piano qualitativo, il 58% dei bambini e l’81% dei genitori vorrebbero ripetere il progetto; inoltre, il 46% dei bambini e il 58% dei caregiver hanno percepito migliori capacità di gestione dei problemi. I risultati suggeriscono benefici per l’autonomia infantile e la relazione genitori-figli, evidenziando il ruolo rilevante degli insegnanti come mediatori del progetto.
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