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Evaluation of a sensory‐motor education programme for ‘parents‐to‐be’
Author(s) -
FERLAND FRANCINE,
PIPER MARTHA C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1981.tb00843.x
Subject(s) - sensory system , psychology , medicine , sensory processing , motor skill , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , audiology , neuroscience
Summary A controlled clinical trial was conducted to evaluate a sensory‐motor education programme presented to expectant parents in prenatal classes. Short information sessions on sensory‐motor development were provided to experimental parents by an occupational therapist. Statistically significant differences between experimental and control groups were noted in the home environments at 3 months of age, with the experimental families exhibiting more favourable environments. No statistically significant differences in development at 8 months of age between the two groups were observed.