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When Cultural Norms Discourage Talking to Babies: Effectiveness of a Parenting Program in Rural Senegal
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In some areas of rural Africa, long-standing cultural traditions and beliefs may discourage parents from verbally engaging with their young children. This study assessed the effectiveness of a parenting program designed to encourage verbal engagement between caregivers and infants in Wolof-speaking villages in rural Senegal. Caregivers (n = 443) and their 4- to 31-month-old children were observed at baseline in 2013 and 1 year later at follow-up. Results showed that caregivers in program villages nearly doubled the amount of child-directed speech during a play session compared to baseline, whereas caregivers in matched comparison villages showed no change. After 1 year, children in program villages produced more utterances, and showed greater improvement in vocabulary and other language outcomes compared to children in comparison villages. The title for this Special Section is Bringing Developmental Science into the World, edited by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Rachel Grob, and Mark Schlesinger
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- Authors
- Weber, A., Fernald, A., & Diop, Y.
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-09-01
- Volume
- 88
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1513-1526
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W2634961244
- Cited by
- 208
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 39.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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