Analysis of the Opportunities for Motor Development in Home Environments of Infants Served in an Early Stimulation Sector

Abstract

Introduction: The home environment has been appointed as the extrinsic factor that most influences child development. Objective:The objective is analyzing the opportunities for motor development in homes of infants treated at an early stimulation sector in Paraiba. Method:The study was conducted in an early stimulation sector of a Physiotherapy School Clinic of a Higher Education Institution in the state of Paraiba, Brazil, and consisted of 10 infants' parents attended. The instrument used was the questionnaire Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD) 18-42 months. After the questionnaire application, the data collected were introduced and classified with the help of a Microsoft Excel application (AHEMD Calculator VPbeta 1.5.xls).