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- Title
When Cultural Norms Discourage Talking to Babies: Effectiveness of a Parenting Program in Rural Senegal.
- Authors
Weber, Ann; Fernald, Anne; Diop, Yatma
- Abstract
In some areas of rural Africa, long-standing cultural traditions and beliefs may discourage parents from verbally engaging with their young children. This study assessed the effectiveness of a parenting program designed to encourage verbal engagement between caregivers and infants in Wolof-speaking villages in rural Senegal. Caregivers (n = 443) and their 4- to 31-month-old children were observed at baseline in 2013 and 1 year later at follow-up. Results showed that caregivers in program villages nearly doubled the amount of child-directed speech during a play session compared to baseline, whereas caregivers in matched comparison villages showed no change. After 1 year, children in program villages produced more utterances, and showed greater improvement in vocabulary and other language outcomes compared to children in comparison villages.
- Subjects
AFRICA; SENEGAL; PARENT-infant relationships; CONVERSATION -- Social aspects; CULTURE -- Psychological aspects; PARENTING &; society; SOCIAL norms; WOLOF (African people); RURAL population; TWENTY-first century; PSYCHOLOGY; MANNERS &; customs; SOCIAL history; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PARENT-child relationships; PARENTING; RESEARCH; VERBAL behavior; EVALUATION research; HUMAN services programs; EVALUATION of human services programs; NONPROFESSIONAL education
- Publication
Child Development, 2017, Vol 88, Issue 5, p1513
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.12882