KUMJ | VOL. 16 | NO. 1 | ISSUE 61 | JAN.-MARCH, 2018
Child-Rearing Practices and its Effect on Cognitive Development of Children at the First Year of Age: The Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children
Kansin S, Thinkhamrop B, Mongkolchati A, Laohasiriwong W
Abstract: Background
Child-rearing during the first year of age has long been known as a strong predictor
of child cognitive development, particularly cognitive development. Most studies
investigated styles and factors related to child-rearing, but the study of impact of
child-rearing practices on child development is limited and unclear.
Objective
To investigate the child-rearing practices and its effect on cognitive development of
children at the age of 12 months, in Thailand.
Method
This study is part of the prospective cohort study of Thailand. The data were collected
via face-to-face interviews and child cognitive development assessment using Capute
scale. The multivariable linear regression was used to determine the effect of child
rearing practices on child cognitive development.
Result
Among the total of 4,116 infants. The most common child rearing practices mostly
performed by care givers for the responsiveness domains were warmth (96.60%).
Concerning demandingness, only proper confrontation was perform by (39.94%).
Factor influencing the cognitive development were: Total score; the children who
were not reared warmly, had lower Capute score with the mean difference of -7.69,
95% CI: -12.25 to-3.14. For Cognitive Adaptive Test score; the children who were not
reared with warmly, had a lower Capute score with the mean difference of -8.11,
95% CI: -14.37 to -1.85. For Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scales score;
the children who were not reared warmly, had a lower cognitive score with the
mean difference of -8.72, 95% CI: -14.74 to -2.69. Do not giving children in proper
confrontation had a lower cognitive score than those who were, with the mean
difference of -3.06, 95% CI: -5.26 to -0.86.
Conclusion
When controlled the influence of other variables, raring with warmth was the
strongest predictor of child cognitive development.
Keyword : Child rearing, Cognitive development, Linear regression model, Prospective cohort study of Thailand
