To study and compare behavioral and developmental aspects in healthy urban children less than 2 years and related factors.

Dr Raja Goswami; L S Arya

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017

To study and compare behavioral and developmental aspects in healthy urban children less than 2 years and related factors.

Dr Raja Goswami, L S Arya

Abstract :

A total of 100 normal urban babies were given tests to assess their behavioural development as devised by Gesell. They were examined at key ages 40 weeks, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months (± 1 week). Equal number of children were taken at each key age. Age of each child was assessed precisely. Attempts were made to compare the behavioural development with American children. Influence of social and nutritional status on behavioural development were studied. A large number of children showed an above average performance in all four fields of behavior. The performance in advance was most apparent in the field of adaptive development followed by motor, personal–social and language behavior. Personal social and language development appeared to be related to social class. No correlation appeared to exist between nutritional status of a child and his behavioural development.