ABSTRACT

The present study examined the association between home motor affordances and motor skill development in daycare and non-daycare attending children. The sample consisted of 247 families with children aged 18–42-months. Homes were assessed using the Persian translation of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Self-Report (AHEMD), and motor skills were evaluated with the Test of Gross Motor Development – 2 (TGMD-2). Results indicated that the daycare group revealed higher AHEMD scores in Inside Space, Fine- and Gross-Motor Toys, whereas the non-daycare children obtained high scores in Variety of Stimulation. There was also a significant relationship between the two groups for motor skills. The level of affordances in the home and motor skill development were higher for the daycare group. In summary, compared to children that did not attend daycare, the homes of children that attended daycare were provided more motor affordances, opportunities, and advantages with the potential to improve motor development.

摘要

本研究检查了日托和非日托就读儿童的家庭运动可供性与运动技能发展之间的关系。样本包括 247 个家庭，儿童年龄在 18-42 个月。使用波斯语翻译的家庭环境中的运动发展能力-自我报告 (AHEMD) 对房屋进行评估，并使用粗大运动发展测试 - 2 (TGMD-2)评估运动技能。结果表明，日托组在室内空间、精细和大运动玩具方面的 AHEMD 得分较高，而非日托组儿童在各种刺激方面得分较高。两组之间的运动技能也存在显着关系。日托组的家庭负担能力和运动技能发展水平更高。总之，与未参加日托的儿童相比，参加日托的儿童之家提供了更多的运动负担、机会和优势，并具有改善运动发育的潜力。