When Cultural Norms Discourage Talking to Babies: Effectiveness of a Parenting Program in Rural Senegal

Autor/inn/en	Weber, Ann; Fernald, Anne; Diop, Yatma
Titel	When Cultural Norms Discourage Talking to Babies: Effectiveness of a Parenting Program in Rural Senegal
Quelle	In: Child Development, 88 (2017) 5, S.1513-1526 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12882
Schlagwörter	Cultural Traits; Cultural Influences; Infants; Language Acquisition; Vocabulary Development; Comparative Analysis; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Parent Child Relationship; African Languages; Toddlers; Observation; Program Effectiveness; Program Descriptions; Senegal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Wortschatzarbeit; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Infants; Beobachtung
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01