Child development Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
We will implement the intervention in each of our 50 treatment villages. During the weekly home visits, the parenting instructors will demonstrate and guide the parents (caregivers) how to play and in
Sponsors
UBS Optimus Foundation
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged between 6 and 24 months 2. Able and willing to cooperate with the examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Parents do not consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Test scores of Caregiver Reported Early Childhood Development Instruments (CREDI) and Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) at baseline and follow-up (50-weeks). 2. Number of children delayed in cognitive, language, motor and social-emotion development at follow-up (measured using the above tools) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Changes in parenting practices and parental adjustment, assessed from reports of mothers using Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) from baseline to follow-up. 2. Parental knowledge of normative infant development, assessed using Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI) from baseline to follow-up. 3. Aspects of the quality and quantity of psychological stimulation and cognitive support available in the home environment, assessed using the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory (HOME) from baseline to follow-up. 4. Parenting Pressure measured by Parenting Depression Index (PD) from baseline to follow-up. | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed