Developmental delays (DD) are missed early childhood developmental milestones in cognitive, motoric or linguistic domains. DD associated with behaviour problems may compound to impact parenting. This study investigated whether DD would moderate the relation between behaviour problems and parenting in families of toddlers. Data were drawn from an Early Head Start (n = 564) sample. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire‐Third Edition measured developmental status at age 2 (typically developing, in a monitoring zone, or having a DD), behaviour problems were assessed at age 2, and supportive and negative parenting at age 3. Developmental delay moderated the relationship between behaviour problems and supportive parenting such that greater behaviour problems were unrelated to parental supportiveness for children with DD, while greater behaviour problems led to less parental supportiveness for typically developing children. These findings suggest distinct developmental processes, with parental supportiveness acting as potentially protective for children with DD.

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发育迟缓和育儿：行为问题在幼儿中的作用

发育迟缓（DD）是认知，运动或语言领域错过的幼儿早期发展里程碑。与行为问题相关的DD可能会影响育儿。这项研究调查了DD是否可以缓解行为问题与幼儿家庭育儿之间的关系。数据来自早期抢先开始（n= 564）样本。《年龄和阶段问卷》第三版测量了2岁时的发育状况（通常在监测区域发育或患有DD），在2岁时评估了行为问题，在3岁时进行了支持性和负性养育。行为问题与支持性育儿之间的关系，使得更大的行为问题与DD儿童的父母支持度无关，而更大的行为问题导致典型发育中儿童的父母支持度降低。这些发现表明了不同的发育过程，父母的支持对DD儿童具有潜在的保护作用。