A comparative study on physical and cognitive development of the children

Pages:11-14
Sangeeta Sidola and Bimla Dhanda (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of H.Sc., CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)

The development of the children is affected by many factors and one of them is the child’s physical environment which includes the surrounding in which the child lives, culture, parenting style and many others. The brain of child develops rapidly in the early years which also impact the physical development of the child. The different culture has different pattern, beliefs and values of child rearing and it has impact on the child development. The study mainly focuses on the physical and cognitive development of the children in different culture and how it impacts the child. The study was conducted in the rural and urban areas of state Uttarakhand and state Haryana. The Aaganwadis were selected to collect the sample and it comprises of 3 years old children and the total number of 200 children was selected. The results of the study revealed that when both states were compared on physical and cognitive development of the children a statistical significant difference was observed in the height and weight of the children. Haryana children surpass the Uttarakhand children. No significant difference was observed in cognitive development. The urban children of both the states were better than their rural counterparts.