First-Time Parents Are Not Well Enough Prepared for the Safety of Their Infant

Beelen, Mirjam Elisabeth Johanna van; Beirens, Tinneke M J; Hertog, Paul den; Beeck, Eduard F. van; Raat, Hein

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058062

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“…This, in turn, fundamentally changes the infants’ affordances, providing them novel possibilities for perception, exploration, and learning and instigating cascades of development in far-flung domains (49) that result in a reciprocal relation between motor development and affordances. It has also been reported that, compared with high educated parents, low educated parents in the Netherlands are better at creating a home environment that encourages free motor exploration, such as adequate stair gate and window sill guards (50), which is important for novice crawlers and walkers.…”

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Genetic and Environmental Effects on the Early Motor Development as a Function of Parental Educational Attainment

Beijsterveldt

Bartels

et al. 2023

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Introduction The contribution of genetic and environmental factors to individual differences in early motor development is still largely uncharted. This large-scale twin study establishes the genetic and environmental influences on the timing of motor milestones achievement, and it further tests whether the influences are moderated by parental education. Methods The twins came from families registered in the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) from 1986 to 2016. In 30,256 complete twin pairs, mother-reported ages at which each twin was able to first-time roll from back to belly, sit unassisted, hands-and-knees crawl, stand up unaided, and walk independently were used to extract an early motor development factor. Parental education was dichotomized (“both parents with low/average education” vs “at least one parent with high education” with university degree as a threshold). Results Additive genetics explained 52% of the variance in motor development, the remaining 39% and 9% were explained by shared and nonshared environment separately. Mean age of achieving motor milestones tended to be higher in infants with high educated parents, and a moderation of parental education on the genetic and environmental variance in motor development was seen in female twins with larger heritability in the high educated parents group (64% vs 43%) paired to a lower shared environmental influence (28% vs 48%). Only 7%–8% of the variance was accounted for nonshared environmental factors, including measurement error. The pattern of results did not change when the degree of urbanicity, a correlate of parental education, was additionally considered. Conclusions Genetic factors explain most of the individual differences in the timing of motor milestone achievement, but factors related to the shared home environment also play an important role in early motor development.

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Genetic and Environmental Effects on the Early Motor Development as a Function of Parental Educational Attainment

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Bartels

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Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Meer kindveilig gedrag bij laagopgeleide ouders in Nederland

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2014

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Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Advice on Parents’ Child Safety Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

Beelen¹,

Beirens²,

Hertog³

et al. 2014

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundInjuries at home are a major cause of death, disability, and loss of quality of life among young children. Despite current safety education, required safety behavior of parents is often lacking. To prevent various childhood disorders, the application of Web-based tools has increased the effectiveness of health promotion efforts. Therefore, an intervention with Web-based, tailored, safety advice combined with personal counseling (E-Health4Uth home safety) was developed and applied.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of E-Health4Uth home safety on parents’ safety behaviors with regard to the prevention of falls, poisoning, drowning, and burns.MethodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted (2009-2011) among parents visiting well-baby clinics in the Netherlands. Parents were randomly assigned to the intervention group (E-Health4Uth home safety intervention) or to the control condition consisting of usual care. Parents in the intervention condition completed a Web-based safety behavior assessment questionnaire; the resulting tailored safety advice was discussed with their child health care professional at a well-baby visit (age approximately 11 months). Parents in the control condition received counseling using generic safety information leaflets at this well-baby visit. Parents’ child safety behaviors were derived from self-report questionnaires at baseline (age 7 months) and at follow-up (age 17 months). Each specific safety behavior was classified as safe/unsafe and a total risk score was calculated. Logistic and linear regression analyses were used to reveal differences in safety behavior between the intervention and the control condition at follow-up.ResultsA total of 1292 parents (response rate 44.79%) were analyzed. At follow-up, parents in the intervention condition (n=643) showed significantly less unsafe behavior compared to parents in the control condition (n=649): top of staircase (23.91% vs 32.19%; OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.50-0.85); bottom of staircase (63.53% vs 71.94%; OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.53-0.88); top and bottom of staircase (68.94% vs 78.28%; OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.48-0.81); storage of cleaning products (30.33% vs 39.91%; OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.53-0.85); bathing of the child (23.46% vs 32.25%; OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.51-0.84); drinking hot fluids (34.84% vs 41.73%; OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.61-0.96); using rear hotplates (79.34% vs 85.27%; OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.50-0.90); and the total risk score in which a higher score indicates more unsafe behavior (mean 13.63, SD 6.12 vs mean 15.34, SD 6.07; beta –1.59, 95% CI –2.26 to –0.93). There were no significant differences for other specific behaviors between the two study conditions.ConclusionsCompared to generic written materials, the E-Health4Uth home safety intervention seems more effective in promoting parents’ safety behavior for safe staircases, storage of cleaning products, bathing, drinking hot fluids, and cooking. This study supports the application of Web-based, tailored, safety advice for the prevention of unintentional injuries in the youth health care setting.Trial Regis...

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First-Time Parents Are Not Well Enough Prepared for the Safety of Their Infant

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References 18 publications

Genetic and Environmental Effects on the Early Motor Development as a Function of Parental Educational Attainment

Genetic and Environmental Effects on the Early Motor Development as a Function of Parental Educational Attainment

Meer kindveilig gedrag bij laagopgeleide ouders in Nederland

Effectiveness of Web-Based Tailored Advice on Parents’ Child Safety Behaviors: Randomized Controlled Trial

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