Maternal knowledge, stimulation, and early childhood development in low-income families in Colombia

Jorge Cuartas; Catalina Rey-Guerra; Dana Charles McCoy; Emily Hanno

doi:10.1111/infa.12335

Maternal knowledge, stimulation, and early childhood development in low-income families in Colombia

Jorge Cuartas, Catalina Rey-Guerra, Dana Charles McCoy, Emily Hanno

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Theoretical models assume that parental knowledge about child development and caregiving motivates parental stimulation, shaping child development. Evidence supporting these models is scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study tests the relations between maternal knowledge, stimulation, and child development in a Colombian sample of 1,277 low-income mothers and their children under the age of five. Mothers showed diverse knowledge about child development and caregiving. Moreover, maternal knowledge when children were 9–26 months old indirectly predicted growth in children's cognitive, receptive language, and gross motor skills at ages 27–46 months, partially through maternal engagement in stimulating activities with the child.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	526-534
Number of pages	9
Journal	Infancy
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12335
State	Published - Sep 1 2020

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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