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17/10/2013
Experts from the University of Oxford, whose findings are published in the journal 'Child: Care, Health and Development', looked at how the different types of care can influence child behaviour. The study comes following the "dramatic increase" in the number of working mothers.
It was discovered the strongest – and most consistent – influences on child behaviour came from the home environment, and the level of care provided by mothers.
There was also a trend however that related to children being cared for away from their parents.
Professor Alan Stein, from the university's Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, said: "Spending more time in day care centres, over the total period was a predictor of total problem scores,
"Children who spent more time in day care centres were more likely to be hyperactive. Children receiving more care by child minders were more likely to have peer problems."
In addition, more time in child minding was also associated with more hyperactivity in children.
Elseehere, while children who spent more time in pre-school playgroup had fewer problems with their peers, those who spent more time in the care of grandparents and were found to have more peer problems. Furthermore, spending more time with a nanny or childminder suggested increased levels of "prosocial behaviour", which showed a willingness to help others.
The study looked at 991 families who were recruited when the children were three months old. Through the use of questionnaires, assessments were then made around 51 months, when children were of school entry age, which asked about their behaviour and emotions. They were completed by both teachers and parents.
Those behind the research also carried out direct observations of caregiving provided by mothers, and of non-parental care, for at least 90 minutes for those children placed in other forms of care.
It found that the total number of hours in care away from the child's mother was not related to the overall levels of problems, but children who received more group care in day care centres had more behavioural difficulties.
This was according to both mothers and teachers.
Teacher assessments revealed children who spent more time in day care centres had "more total problems and more conduct problems", while children spending more time with child minders were also rated as having higher levels of total problems.
The authors explained: "The findings in relation to child minding suggest that it might be out of home care rather than group care that raises the risk of behavioural difficulties."
They added that the strongest influences on behaviour and emotional problems came from the home, including lower socio-demographic status, poor maternal care giving and parental stress.
"These findings suggest that interventions to enhance children's emotional and behavioural development might best focus on supporting families and augmenting the quality of care in the home," they concluded.
(JP/MH)
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Kids With Childminders 'More Likely To Have Behavioural Issues'
New research has suggested that children who spend time in day care centres or who have childminders are more likely to have behavioural problems, such as hyperactivity.Experts from the University of Oxford, whose findings are published in the journal 'Child: Care, Health and Development', looked at how the different types of care can influence child behaviour. The study comes following the "dramatic increase" in the number of working mothers.
It was discovered the strongest – and most consistent – influences on child behaviour came from the home environment, and the level of care provided by mothers.
There was also a trend however that related to children being cared for away from their parents.
Professor Alan Stein, from the university's Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, said: "Spending more time in day care centres, over the total period was a predictor of total problem scores,
"Children who spent more time in day care centres were more likely to be hyperactive. Children receiving more care by child minders were more likely to have peer problems."
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In addition, more time in child minding was also associated with more hyperactivity in children.
Elseehere, while children who spent more time in pre-school playgroup had fewer problems with their peers, those who spent more time in the care of grandparents and were found to have more peer problems. Furthermore, spending more time with a nanny or childminder suggested increased levels of "prosocial behaviour", which showed a willingness to help others.
The study looked at 991 families who were recruited when the children were three months old. Through the use of questionnaires, assessments were then made around 51 months, when children were of school entry age, which asked about their behaviour and emotions. They were completed by both teachers and parents.
Those behind the research also carried out direct observations of caregiving provided by mothers, and of non-parental care, for at least 90 minutes for those children placed in other forms of care.
It found that the total number of hours in care away from the child's mother was not related to the overall levels of problems, but children who received more group care in day care centres had more behavioural difficulties.
This was according to both mothers and teachers.
Teacher assessments revealed children who spent more time in day care centres had "more total problems and more conduct problems", while children spending more time with child minders were also rated as having higher levels of total problems.
The authors explained: "The findings in relation to child minding suggest that it might be out of home care rather than group care that raises the risk of behavioural difficulties."
They added that the strongest influences on behaviour and emotional problems came from the home, including lower socio-demographic status, poor maternal care giving and parental stress.
"These findings suggest that interventions to enhance children's emotional and behavioural development might best focus on supporting families and augmenting the quality of care in the home," they concluded.
(JP/MH)
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