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Impact of stimulatory play materials on psycho�motor development of infants

Dr. Prema B. Patil

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 Early years are the crucial years for the development of the child and each child needs an experientially rich environment for his/her optimum development. Parents must understand the importance of their youngster‘s environment, nourishment, and kind of stimulation they receive during these crucial early years. How their child functions from the preschool years through adolescence, and even adulthood, depends to a great extent on the youngster‘s early experiences. Proper opportunities are not available to the children living in rural areas for developing their potentials to the maximum. These potentials can be enhanced by providing them activities through a comprehensive intervention programmes through stimulatory toys. The study investigated the impact of stimulatory play material on motor and mental development of infants. A sample of 30 male and female infants in the age group of one to three years were selected from Hattarkihal village of Bagewadi taluk of Karnataka. The experimental group consisted of 15 infants and the control group consisted of 15 infants. Baylay’s scale for infant development (BSID) was used to assess the psycho–motor development of infants. The summated raw scores were converted to standard scores or psychomotor developmental indices. Further percentage increase in the psychomotor development was calculated. The results revealed an increase in motor development by 31.6% and increase in mental development by 35.0% after the intervention programme.

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Dr.Prema B.Patil Impact of stimulatory play materials on psycho�motor development of infants Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 6 | Issue : 9 | September 2016

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