Impact of Parental Education on Physical Development of Children:A Comparative Study

Pages: 8-10
Sangeeta Sidola and Bimla Dhanda (Department of Human Development and Family Studies
College of H.Sc., Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)

The physical development o f the children is very important aspect o f development, it includes the gross motor skills, fine motor skills and the growth in various parts o f the body. The height, weight, the mid arm circumference, chest circumference and head circumference all develops as the child grows. The amount o f proper nutrition, care, exposure given to the child at the early stage will effects its physical development. Parental education, involvement and family environment play an important role in growth and development o f the child. The study was conducted in state Haryana and state Uttarakhand. The rural as well as urban areas were selected for the research. The data was collected from the Aaganwadis. Anthropometric measurement like height, weight, mid arm circumference, head circumference and chest circumference were measured. The standard scores were used to compare the anthropometries o f the children. The result o f the study revealed that the scores o f the children in all five anthropometric measurements were below the standard scores in both the state Haryana and Uttarakhand. The Haryana children surpass the Uttarakhand children. Further the parental education was associated with the weight o f the children o f rural and urban areas o f both the states.