27 research outputs found
Exploring parental behavior and child interactive engagement : a study on children with a significant cognitive and motor developmental delay
Background and aims: Parenting factors are one of the most striking gaps in the current scientific literature on the development of young children with significant cognitive and motor disabilities. We aim to explore the characteristics of, and the association between, parental behavior and children's interactive engagement within this target group. Methods and procedures: Twenty-five parent-child dyads (with children aged 6-59 months) were video-taped during a 15-min unstructured play situation. Parents were also asked to complete the Parental Behavior Scale for toddlers. The video-taped observations were scored using the Child and Maternal Behavior Rating Scales. Outcomes and results: Low levels of parental discipline and child initiation were found. Parental responsivity was positively related to child attention and initiation. Conclusions and implications: Compared to children with no or other levels of disabilities, this target group exhibits large differences in frequency levels and, to a lesser extent, the concrete operationalization of parenting domains Further, this study confirms the importance of sensitive responsivity as the primary variable in parenting research
In search of a novel way to analyze early communicative behavior
The aim of this study was to develop a coding scheme that enables researchers and practitioners to conduct a detailed analysis of the communicative behavior of young children with significant cognitive and motor developmental delays. Currently, there is a paucity of methods to do conduct such an analysis. For the study, video observations of three different scenarios from 38 children with significant cognitive and motor developmental delays aged between 12 and 54 months, were used. Findings from the video observations served as the primary means for development of the coding scheme, which comprises three main categories – context, partner behavior, and individual behavior – and several subcategories. The coding scheme was used to document the early expressive communicative behavior of persons with significant cognitive and motor developmental delays in a detailed manner. This fine-grained information is necessary to differentiate children based on their communicative abilities, to monitor their communicative development longitudinally, and to inform person-centered communicative interventions
Variation in differential reactions to comfort by parents versus strangers in children with severe or profound intellectual disabilities: the role of parental sensitivity and motor competence
Exploring parental behavior and child interactive engagement: A study on children with a significant cognitive and motor developmental delay
Contextual factors influencing the developmental characteristics of young children with severe to profound intellectual disability: A critical review
Background: In typical development, primarily contextual factors at the family level are clearly associated with child developmental outcomes. In contrast, knowledge about the contextual factors influencing the developmental characteristics of children (0–12 years) with severe to profound intellectual disability is scarce.
Method: Through computerised searches of 4 bibliographic databases, 54 studies were identified.
Results: The included studies were characterised by the use of small study populations and nonvalidated research instruments, as well as by strong research designs and detailed reporting of individual results. The majority of the studies evaluated procedures based on behaviourist learning theory, mostly aimed at reducing nonadaptive behaviour or stimulating choice behaviour. The studied factors proved to be generally effective.
Conclusions: Family and parenting factors are one of the most striking gaps in the current literature about the development of children with intellectual disability. Also, further research on long-term developmental changes and bidirectional influences is necessary.status: publishe
Parent-child interaction in young children with a significant cognitive and motor developmental delay: a macro- and micro-level approach
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Gezinsinteractiepatronen bij jonge kinderen met ernstige meervoudige beperkingen
Onderzoek naar de ontwikkeling van personen met Ernstige Meervoudige Beperkingen (EMB) is schaars, zeker wanneer het om jonge kinderen gaat. Het OJKO-project (Ontwikkeling van Jonge Kinderen met een grote Ontwikkelingsvertraging, www.ojko.be) wilt hier verandering in brengen. Het algemene doel van het project is de ontwikkeling van deze kinderen opvolgen op verschillende domeinen van hun functioneren, waarbij ook de invloed van contextvariabelen op hun ontwikkelingstrajecten wordt nagegaan. In kader van dit project werd een internationale samenwerking opgezet tussen de KU Leuven (onder leiding van Professor Bea Maes) en de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (onder leiding van Professor Annette van der Putten). Verschillende doctorandi en masterstudenten werken aan dit project, waaronder Ines Van keer. Zij deed de voorbije jaren onderzoek naar de (invloed van de) gezinscontext in deze doelgroep, met een specifieke focus op enerzijds ouder-kind interacties en anderzijds gezinsactiviteiten.status: publishe
Investeren in ouderkindinteracties bij ernstig meervoudige beperkingen loont
In het kader van een doctoraatsonderzoek zijn ouders gefilmd tijdens een interactie met hun jonge kinderen tot vier jaar met een grote verstandelijke en motorische ontwikkelingsstoornis. Het onderzoek toont aan dat deze kinderen gebaat zijn bij stimulerend contact met de ouders, maar ook dat daarbij sprake kan zijn van remmende factoren. Opvallend in dit verband is dat ouders van kinderen die minder initiatief nemen eerder lijken te kiezen voor een interactiestijl gericht op sociaal contact dan op ontwikkeling.status: publishe