Cognitive Development and Home Environment of Rural Paraguayan Infants and Toddlers Participating inPastoral del Niño, an Early Child Development Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Peairson ◽  
Ann M. Berghout Austin ◽  
Cyle Nielsen de Aquino ◽  
Elizabeth Urbieta de Burró
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Early Child

scholarly journals Effect of breast feeding on child development: At birth and beyond

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saria Tasnim
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

The effect of breast feeding on infant health and development has been the subject of scientific enquiry for decades. The association between breast feeding and early child development is also a complex issue. It has been found that determining the true influence of breastfeeding on child development is difficult for several reasons. This review has been made to explore the effect of ever breast feeding and duration of breast feeding on intelligent quotient, psychomotor and social development of the child during childhood and beyond. Breast feeding has positive effects on cognitive development of infant and it is more pronounced in premature infants. Breast feeding infants have higher intelligence quotient (IQ) than non-breast fed. The amount of mutual touch, tactile stimulation and mother’s gaze to the infant are significantly elevated during breastfeeding and this has a positive influence on the child’s psychological development. The impact of breast feeding on cognitive development, behavior, social adaptation and understanding of the infant needs to be emphasized during the promotion of breast feeding and early child development programs.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v4i1.21831 South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.4(1) 2014: 4-8

scholarly journals Home Environment and Early Development of Rural Children: Evidence from Guizhou Province in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6121
Author(s):  
Lena Kuhn ◽  
Chengfang Liu ◽  
Tianyi Wang ◽  
Renfu Luo
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Early Child

Delays in early child development are among the aspects underlying the persistent developmental gaps between regions and social strata. This study seeks to examine the relationship between the home environment and early child development in less-developed rural areas by drawing on data from 445 children from villages in Guizhou province in southwest China. A demographic questionnaire, the Home Observation Measurement of the Environment (HOME), and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, version III (BSID-III), were used to measure the child’s demographic characteristics, home environment, and early development outcomes, respectively. Our data show that the sample children suffer a delay in various dimensions of child development and a deficit in the HOME scale. The results from a hierarchical regression model suggest that the availability of learning material at home, caregivers’ responsiveness and organization sub-scales are significantly positively correlated with the early development of sample children, after controlling for general socioeconomic status, health, and nutrition, and this correlation differs by gender. These results imply that the provision of learning material to households, promoting caregivers’ responsiveness and organization in less-developed rural areas could improve early child development among deprived children.

scholarly journals The Interrelationships between Parental Migration, Home Environment, and Early Child Development in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingdong Zhong ◽  
Lena Kuhn ◽  
Tianyi Wang ◽  
Chengfang Liu ◽  
Renfu Luo
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Parental Migration

A growing body of literature is providing evidence of a negative association between parental migration and child development. Meanwhile, the chain of relationships between parental migration, home environment, and early child development has not yet been well documented in China. This paper investigates the interrelationships between parental migration, home environment, and early child development in an undeveloped area of western rural China. In total, 444 households were included in the study. Bayley Scales of Infant Development version III (BSID-III), Home Observation Measurement of the Environment (HOME), and a socioeconomic questionnaire, were used to measure children’s development outcomes, home environment, and socioeconomic characteristics in sample households. A mediation effect model was used to estimate the interrelationships between parental migration, home environment, and child development. The results demonstrate that home environment works as a significant mediator, through which parental migration is associated with a 0.07 standard deviation (SD), 0.13 SD, 0.12 SD, and 0.10 SD decline in the child’s cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional scores, respectively. For future studies, the key findings suggest that interventions aimed at improving the home environments of left-behind children might be necessary in rural China.

scholarly journals Implementing and evaluating a sustainable early child development program in Limpopo, South Africa: A pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
G. Milbrath ◽  
V. Gopinath ◽  
C. Constance ◽  
A. Ogendi ◽  
M. Compton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child

Assessing Home Environment for Early Child Development in Pakistan

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanober Nadeem ◽  
Ghazala Rafique ◽  
Liaquat Khowaja ◽  
Anjum Yameen
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child

Perceived Knowledge of Early Child Development Among New and Expecting Fathers

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather A. Keefe ◽  
Sharnail D. Bazemore ◽  
Kate Farr ◽  
James F. Paulson
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Perceived Knowledge ◽  
Early Child

scholarly journals A holistic approach to promoting early child development: a cluster randomised trial of a group-based, multicomponent intervention in rural Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. e004307
Author(s):  
Helen O Pitchik ◽  
Fahmida Tofail ◽  
Mahbubur Rahman ◽  
Fahmida Akter ◽  
Jesmin Sultana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Early Child Development ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Adjusted Means

IntroductionIn low- and middle-income countries, children experience multiple risks for delayed development. We evaluated a multicomponent, group-based early child development intervention including behavioural recommendations on responsive stimulation, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, mental health and lead exposure prevention.MethodsWe conducted a 9-month, parallel, multiarm, cluster-randomised controlled trial in 31 rural villages in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh. Villages were randomly allocated to: group sessions (‘group’); alternating groups and home visits (‘combined’); or a passive control arm. Sessions were delivered fortnightly by trained community members. The primary outcome was child stimulation (Family Care Indicators); the secondary outcome was child development (Ages and Stages Questionnaire Inventory, ASQi). Other outcomes included dietary diversity, latrine status, use of a child potty, handwashing infrastructure, caregiver mental health and knowledge of lead. Analyses were intention to treat. Data collectors were independent from implementers.ResultsIn July–August 2017, 621 pregnant women and primary caregivers of children<15 months were enrolled (group n=160, combined n=160, control n=301). At endline, immediately following intervention completion (July–August 2018), 574 participants were assessed (group n=144, combined n=149, control n=281). Primary caregivers in both intervention arms participated in more play activities than control caregivers (age-adjusted means: group 4.22, 95% CI 3.97 to 4.47; combined 4.77, 4.60 to 4.96; control 3.24, 3.05 to 3.39), and provided a larger variety of play materials (age-adjusted means: group 3.63, 3.31 to 3.96; combined 3.81, 3.62 to 3.99; control 2.48, 2.34 to 2.59). Compared with the control arm, children in the group arm had higher total ASQi scores (adjusted mean difference in standardised scores: 0.39, 0.15 to 0.64), while in the combined arm scores were not significantly different from the control (0.25, –0.07 to 0.54).ConclusionOur findings suggest that group-based, multicomponent interventions can be effective at improving child development outcomes in rural Bangladesh, and that they have the potential to be delivered at scale.Trial registration numberThe trial is registered in ISRCTN (ISRCTN16001234).

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