Maternal knowledge of child development and quality of parenting among White, African-American and Hispanic mothers

Association Between Knowledge of Child Development and Parenting: A Systematic Review

“…The term parental knowledge or knowledge of child development can be defined as understanding the developmental norms and milestones, processes of child development, and familiarity with care-giving skills [8]. Similarly, Bornstein [11] describes parental knowledge of child development as the parents' cognitions about how to facilitate the biological, physical, social and emotional needs of the developing child; the parents' understanding of normative child development and the parents' awareness regarding children's health.…”

“…An increase in the study of maternal cognition, which encompasses: maternal beliefs, goals, values, attitudes and knowledge of child development [9] provide a framework for understanding parental actions and the process of child development [10]. Whilst there are various dimensions of parent cognition, knowledge of child development, however, is the most important [8].…”

“…Maternal cognition plays a pivotal role in parenting and child development [8]. An increase in the study of maternal cognition, which encompasses: maternal beliefs, goals, values, attitudes and knowledge of child development [9] provide a framework for understanding parental actions and the process of child development [10].…”

Factors Influencing Female Caregivers' Appraisals of Their Preschoolers' Behaviors

“…Haung and colleagues showed that parents with developmental knowledge provided higher quality parenting behavior and more verbal and physical stimulation to their children (Huang, Caughy, Genevro, & Miller, 2005). It would have strengthened this study to include a measure of parental knowledge along with parenting confidence.…”

Relationship among Mother's knowledge of Infant development, Maternal Parenting Stress, Maternal Parenting Behavior and Infant Development

“…어머니가 알고 있는 자녀발달에 대한 지식은 어머니의 양육행동에 영향을 미칠 뿐 아니라 (Huang, et al, 2005), 영아의 발달에까지 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나고 있다 (Goodnow & Collins, 1990). 양육지식과 양육행동 간의 관계를 살펴본 Lee ( (Dichtelmiller, et al, 1992).…”