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Impact of Home Parenting Environment on Cognitive and Psychomotor Development in Children Under 5 Years Old: A

Qing Yang1,2, Jinlian Yang3, Liming Zheng2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, China.

Frontiers in Pediatrics
|October 15, 2021
PubMed

Insights

A positive home parenting environment is linked to better cognitive and psychomotor development in young children. Improving the home environment supports early childhood development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Pediatrics
  • Meta-Analysis

Background:

  • The home parenting environment significantly influences early childhood development.
  • Understanding this relationship is crucial for optimizing cognitive and psychomotor skills in children under five.

Approach:

  • A systematic meta-analysis reviewed 12 studies published between 1990 and 2021.
  • Data from Chinese and English databases were synthesized using Review Manager 5.4.
  • Subgroup analyses explored variations by age and region.

Key Points:

  • A significant positive correlation exists between home parenting environment and children's cognitive (r=0.31) and psychomotor (r=0.21) development.
  • The correlation was stronger in children over 18 months compared to younger children.
  • The positive association was consistent across developing and developed countries (r=0.32 for cognitive development).

Conclusions:

  • A supportive home parenting environment is vital for promoting cognitive and psychomotor development in children under five.
  • Interventions aimed at enhancing the home environment can positively impact early childhood development outcomes.

Keywords:
childrencognitive developmenthome parenting environmentmeta-analysispsychomotor development

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