Relación entre las características del ambiente psicosocial en el hogar y el desarrollo psicomotor en el nino menor a 36 meses de edad

Introduction. The family is the key to promote children's development and learning. Several studies have found a relation between home environment characteristics and child development. However, these findings are not conclusive regarding which factors can promote or hinder child development. Objective: To identify the relation between home environment characteristics of families with low socioeconomic status and child development during the first 36 months of age. Methods. Children during the first 36 months of age without perinatal risk from 293 families were included. The HOME inventory was used to measure the characteristics of child stimulation, and the Profile of Behaviors of the Development (PCD) to assess child development. Results. Statistical differences were found for general coefficients performance according to home stimulation score as well as mean coefficients of language, cognition and social-emotional areas (P <0.05). Conclusions. This investigation found a relation between home stimulation and child development, which showed to be more important after the first year of life.