Factores familiares y prácticas de crianza relacionadas con el desarrollo del lenguaje en niños de 18 meses de edad de familias Kichwas de la Amazonía del Ecuador

Abstract

This research work is part of the quantitative paradigmatic approach, using measurements through tests applied to the selected sample. The general objective that guided the development of the study focused on the analysis of the relationship between family factors and parenting practices with language development in 18-month-old children, belonging to the Kichwa families of the Amazon of Ecuador. The use of descriptive and correlational statistical methods was established to understand the behavior of the variables and the relationship between them. The instruments used were: Multiple Indicator Group Surveys, Home Emotional Response Sub-scale, CES-D Depression Scale, PSI-SF Parental Stress Index, Domestic Violence Questionnaire, Bayley Scale of Child Development –Bayley III. Through the statistical analysis applied to the data obtained from the tests, it was shown that the educational level of the mothers is significantly related to the language development of the 18-month-old infants. As well as the amount of time that parents spend with their children to read stories, stories or other linguistic activities. However, in the sample studied, Kichwa boys and girls are not sufficiently stimulated in the development of comprehensive and expressive language, the levels reached are low in this area of development. It was also found that the Kichwa children who receive daily and continuous care from their mothers through oral tradition, stories, and stories developed linguistic competencies in accordance with what was expected for their chronological age.