From Home to Classroom: Exploring Caregiver Perspectives on Preschool Readiness and Resilience in Buea, Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: School readiness ensures a successful home to school transition. However, not much is known about physical readiness. This study explores parental perceptions of physical school readiness and resilience in preschool children. Qualitative data (n = 20) were collected through interviews from the sample drawn purposively using snowball in Cameroon. Parents and teachers of 3-to-5-year-old children were asked to provide perceptions of child physical readiness and their implications on resilience. Results from thematic and content analysis revealed that physically ready children exhibited autonomous gross and fine motor abilities. Caregivers described mental resilience as persistence in the face of difficulty. They reported concern for bullying when their children showed lack of physical readine

SUBMITTER: Ngyah-Etchutambe IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541151 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature