INTERVENÇÕES NA PARENTALIDADE PARA A PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE MENTAL INFANTIL MEDIADAS PELA BIBLIOTERAPIA

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the meanings of parenting from the perspective of parents in mental health care in early childhood, proposing interventions mediated by Bibliotherapy. This is research with a mixed approach carried out through semi-structured interviews and bibliotherapeutic focus groups. It was found that the ability to change the parents' mentality and behavior has implications for the child's development, based on the understanding of the meanings attributed by them to their children's behavior. Furthermore, the practice of metaparenting, a construct that means improving parental competence, reducing stress, and adopting positive educational practices, is effective in the exercise of parenting that promotes mental health. And it favors continuous relationships between parents and children and long-lasting social interactions, providing opportunities for the psychic, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional development of their children. It is considered that parents who have access to interventions in parenting that encourage self-knowledge (thoughts with awareness) and learning (social cognition) can generate significant transformations caused by changes in behavior and self-care, modifying the environment and social context in that the child is included.