صدیقه شیروانی

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of integrated parenting based on Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) and Compassionate Focus (CFT) approach enriched with Islamic teachings on the self-esteem and compassion of their first parents. Methodology: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all mothers of first elementary school children in Isfahan city. Then, 30 of them were selected by available sampling method and were divided into two groups of control and experimental, each group of 15. The research tool was a checklist for measuring self-esteem in preschool children and the Compassion Self-Esteem Scale. For the experimental group, the training was held in 10 sessions of 120 minutes. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of covariance. Findings: Findings showed that integrated parenting based on acceptance, commitment and compassion-based approach enriched with Islamic teachings increased child self-esteem and compassion for parents (p <0.05). Conclusion: The conclusion of the study is that increasing self-esteem in children is related to parenting style. Therefore, with this combined parenting education, mothers have been able to improve their self-esteem and compassion and improve their child's self-esteem.