RELATIONS BETWEEN QUALITY OF PARENTING ALLIANCE AND CHILD’S FUNCTIONAL STATUS: MATERNAL AND PATERNAL ASSESSMENT

Abstract

The research presented in this paper aimes to describe relations between quality of parenting alliance (defined by coparenting quality and maternal gatekeeping behavior) and child’s func­tional status in the families with preschool children. The quality of all relations has been assessed by both mothers and fathers of children who entered preschool in this academic year.

Results indicate significance of the quality of coparenting relations as protective factor for maternal gatekeeping, leading to greater levels of parental sensitivity and quality of child care in families.