This study was conducted to clarify how mothers's view of safety and their cautions given to children correlate with children's views of safety and behavior. Questionnaires were administered to 128 children in Grade 3 and 135 in Grade 6 as well as their 263 mothers and 6 teachers. Responses were analyzed with respect to “safeness,” “respect for others,” and “impatience.” These indicated mothers' cautions were stronger in promotion of the third-grade children's basic security than mothers' view on safety. In contrast, the view of safety and behaviors estimated by teachers of the sixth graders correlated significantly with their mothers' view and cautions.
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