Theoretical models assume that parental knowledge about child development and caregiving motivates parental stimulation, shaping child development. Evidence supporting these models is scarce in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). This study tests the relations between maternal knowledge, stimulation, and child development in a Colombian sample of 1,277 low‐income mothers and their children under the age of five. Mothers showed diverse knowledge about child development and caregiving. Moreover, maternal knowledge when children were 9–26 months old indirectly predicted growth in children's cognitive, receptive language, and gross motor skills at ages 27–46 months, partially through maternal engagement in stimulating activities with the child.

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哥伦比亚低收入家庭的母性知识、刺激和儿童早期发展。

理论模型假设父母对儿童发展和照料的了解会激发父母的刺激，从而影响儿童的发展。在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMIC)，支持这些模型的证据很少。本研究在哥伦比亚的 1,277 名低收入母亲及其 5 岁以下孩子的样本中测试了母亲知识、刺激和儿童发展之间的关系。母亲们展示了关于儿童发展和照顾的不同知识。此外，母亲在 9-26 个月大时的知识间接预测了 27-46 个月儿童认知、接受语言和粗大运动技能的增长，部分是通过母亲与孩子一起参与刺激活动。