Babywalkers are wheeled seats for infants that support their weight and allow them to move around,pushing the floor with their feet or feet’s toes.The purpose of the present study was to verify if Portuguese infants ...Babywalkers are wheeled seats for infants that support their weight and allow them to move around,pushing the floor with their feet or feet’s toes.The purpose of the present study was to verify if Portuguese infants that used babywalker gained or not temporal advantage compared to infants who did not use any instrument for learning to walk.Data were obtained through a structured questionnaire for parents,with closed questions.Results revealed that babywalkers use does not afford advantages in the acquisition of independent walk.The absence of association between seat and walk autonomously in babywalker users that also used other walk-helper(e.g.,harness belt)reinforces the hypothesis that the use of these equipments may disrupt normal process of transition between seat and walk in infants.Considering the sample of the present study,a great percentage of Portuguese parents still presume that the use of babywalkers or similar equipments are necessary for independent walking acquisition.Babywalkers should be discouraged as an instrument for independent walk learning,and be replaced by functional stimulation,like stepping reflex systematic practice.展开更多
At age 5,children with trisomy 21 have roughly 2 years of delayed motor development.We aimed to verify if children with trisomy 21(AD)(N=6,7.67±1.51 years)had a similar performance to children with a typical deve...At age 5,children with trisomy 21 have roughly 2 years of delayed motor development.We aimed to verify if children with trisomy 21(AD)(N=6,7.67±1.51 years)had a similar performance to children with a typical development(TD)(N=37,5.19±0.40 years old),in a playful motor action(to spin on herself until she cannot get more).On average,ADs gave less laps,for less time,spending more time per rotation,but without significant difference.Of the AD,one-third fell and rose to continue to spin;one-third stopped and resumed spinning(with intervals of 2.05±0.86s).Three ADs performed the action counterclockwise and the other three in clockwise direction.The results support the hypothesis that AD can perform the activity of spinning,with DT(significantly)younger,allowing to AD momentary pauses and conditions for their physical security.展开更多
AHEMD-SR(Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Self Report)was applied to children from 18 to 42 months(N=132),from a coastal municipality of Portugal.The results revealed that the father’s income...AHEMD-SR(Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Self Report)was applied to children from 18 to 42 months(N=132),from a coastal municipality of Portugal.The results revealed that the father’s income provides more conditions for motor development stimulation,and that a higher number of offspring may result in less conditions for the younger ones.Having a mother,whatever her academic qualifications,is also a factor that promotes better conditions.Thus,in families with fewer resources and more children,it is strategically advisable to technically support the mother.The kindergarten appears to be an equalizer factor for opportunities for access to motor stimulation resources.展开更多
基金This study was partially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology,I.P.under Grant number UIDP/04748/2020.
文摘Babywalkers are wheeled seats for infants that support their weight and allow them to move around,pushing the floor with their feet or feet’s toes.The purpose of the present study was to verify if Portuguese infants that used babywalker gained or not temporal advantage compared to infants who did not use any instrument for learning to walk.Data were obtained through a structured questionnaire for parents,with closed questions.Results revealed that babywalkers use does not afford advantages in the acquisition of independent walk.The absence of association between seat and walk autonomously in babywalker users that also used other walk-helper(e.g.,harness belt)reinforces the hypothesis that the use of these equipments may disrupt normal process of transition between seat and walk in infants.Considering the sample of the present study,a great percentage of Portuguese parents still presume that the use of babywalkers or similar equipments are necessary for independent walking acquisition.Babywalkers should be discouraged as an instrument for independent walk learning,and be replaced by functional stimulation,like stepping reflex systematic practice.
基金This study was partially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology,I.P.under Grant number UIDP/04748/2020.
文摘At age 5,children with trisomy 21 have roughly 2 years of delayed motor development.We aimed to verify if children with trisomy 21(AD)(N=6,7.67±1.51 years)had a similar performance to children with a typical development(TD)(N=37,5.19±0.40 years old),in a playful motor action(to spin on herself until she cannot get more).On average,ADs gave less laps,for less time,spending more time per rotation,but without significant difference.Of the AD,one-third fell and rose to continue to spin;one-third stopped and resumed spinning(with intervals of 2.05±0.86s).Three ADs performed the action counterclockwise and the other three in clockwise direction.The results support the hypothesis that AD can perform the activity of spinning,with DT(significantly)younger,allowing to AD momentary pauses and conditions for their physical security.
基金Funding acknowledgements:This study was partially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology,I.P.under Grant number UIDP/04748/2020。
文摘AHEMD-SR(Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Self Report)was applied to children from 18 to 42 months(N=132),from a coastal municipality of Portugal.The results revealed that the father’s income provides more conditions for motor development stimulation,and that a higher number of offspring may result in less conditions for the younger ones.Having a mother,whatever her academic qualifications,is also a factor that promotes better conditions.Thus,in families with fewer resources and more children,it is strategically advisable to technically support the mother.The kindergarten appears to be an equalizer factor for opportunities for access to motor stimulation resources.
