Early childhood development and iranian parents' knowledge: A qualitative study

Background: Early childhood is the most important step throughout the lifespan and it is a critical period continuing to the end of 8-year-old. Mothers' knowledge is one of the important aspects of child development. The goals of this study were to determine the situation of knowledge in Irania...

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Published in:International journal of preventive medicine 2017-01, Vol.8 (1), p.84-84
Main Authors: Habibi, Elham, Sajedi, Firouzeh, Afzali, Hosein, Hatamizadeh, Nikta, Shahshahanipour, Soheila, Glascoe, Frances
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Cerebral palsy
Child abuse & neglect
Child development
Children
Children & youth
Cognitive ability
Content analysis
Early childhood development
Early childhood education
Education
Educational materials
Grandparents
Information sources
Interviews
Iranian parents' knowledge
Knowledge
Life span
Mothers
Original
Parents
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Public health
Qualitative research
qualitative study
Rehabilitation
Research centers
resources knowledge acquisition
Society
Speech
Studies
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Summary:Background: Early childhood is the most important step throughout the lifespan and it is a critical period continuing to the end of 8-year-old. Mothers' knowledge is one of the important aspects of child development. The goals of this study were to determine the situation of knowledge in Iranian parents about the concept and the importance of early childhood development (ECD) and determining the sources of parental knowledge about ECD from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted based on the directional content analysis in 2016. The purposive sampling method is utilized to select 24 participants among parents and grandparents in Tehran. The inclusion criteria consisted of speaking in Persian and having a child or grandchild
ISSN:2008-7802
2008-8213
DOI:10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_159_17