Abstract

LEDUR, Carolina Sarzi et al. Child development at two years old: learning about children’s skills under the assistance of a maternal and child health care program . Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) [online]. 2019, vol.25, n.1, pp.46-59. ISSN 1677-1168.  https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2019v25n1p40-59.

The second year of life is a period of significant importance in a child’s development due to fast occurring achievements in this period. This study meant to explore the developmental acquisitions in children who had completed 2 years of age, noticed by their mothers. It turned out to be a qualitative study, involving five mother-child pairs. The children were between 23 and 26 months old. The participants answered a questionnaire on family contextualization, and a semi-structured interview, in addition to two moments of observation focusing on the mother-child relationship. The results were analyzed according to the method of content analysis, approaching the following categories, language, cognitive skills, motor skills and social-emotional skills. The results showed the development as expected for this age group and the mothers’ watchful eyes at their children’s development.

Keywords : Child development; Family relationship; Childhood.

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