CHILD REARING PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN AT THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE: FINDINGS FROM THE PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF THAI CHILDREN

Kansin, Sukanya and Mongkolchati, Aroonsri and Thinkhamrop, Bandit (2015) CHILD REARING PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN AT THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE: FINDINGS FROM THE PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF THAI CHILDREN. PROCEEDINGS International Seminar and Workshop on Public Health Action "Building Healthy Community".

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Abstract

Window period of child growth and development was 1-2 years of age where appropriate child rearing plays a major role. Most studies investigated the rearing styles while information for the specific practices of the rearing was limited. This study aims to describe specific child rearing practices in Thai children. This study is part of the Prospective Cohort Study in Thailand Children (PCTC) conducted in 2005.The PCTC enrolled 4,245 children who were born between October 15, 2000 and September 14, 2002.The total samples were 4,116 in four community-based rural areas including Northern region, Northeastern region, Central region, Southern region, and one tertiary hospital in Bangkok. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews. Child rearing information was obtained by both observation and interviewing. 4,116 children aged of 12 months ± 1 week, 79.7% had one sibling, 50.2% were girls, with a mean mother age of 27.1±6.3 years, gestational age of 38.7±1.9 weeks, and birth weight of 3,051.7±451.7 grams. More than half, 62.1%, of the principal caregivers were parents, 27.6%were grandparents and 10.4%were others. Child rearing practices were vary across different dimensions. In the responsiveness dimension, warmed were given to almost all the children 96.6%, decreasing to attachment 56.6 %, very low in cohesion 0.7% and clear communication 0.7%. In demandingness dimension there were 39.9 % on confrontation, monitoring 5.7 % and consistent 1.2 %. This study showed that all except warmed and attachment child rearing practices were critical inadequately given to the first year of age with needs and urgent appropriate responses. Keywords: Child rearing practices, Thai children, First year of life, growth and development, Cohort study.

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