Associations of Early-Age Children’s Motor Development With Their Mothers’ Physical Activity

Background. Physical activity and movement is a key factor in motor development. The physical activity of parents is associated with the physical activity of their children. The aim. To determine the correlations between the motor development of early-age children and the level of physical activity of mothers. Methods. 32 early-age children (from 6 months to 36 months) were assessed for motor development according to the Peabody (PDMS-2) movement test. The physical activity of the children’s mothers was assessed according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The child’s motor development and physical activity were assessed using a questionnaire for mothers. Results. The average value of the motor development coefcient of early-age children was 107.66±7.02 points; 53 percent of children reached an average level of motor development, and 47 percent of children’s motor development level was rated above average. The average value of the physical activity of the mothers was evaluated as a high level of physical activity and was 3638.09±2191.31 MET. 44percent of mothers have a high level of physical activity, 53 percent – an average and 3 percent. – low.Conclusions. The coefcient of motor development was higher in those earlyage children whose parents’ physical activity level was moderate or high. It was established that the less time parents devote to intense or moderately intense physical activity, the less time they devote to children’s physical activity; the more time mothers spend walking, the more time children spend outside. Keywords: children, motor development, mothers, physical activity. Pagrindimas. Fizinis aktyvumas ir judesys – tai pagrindinis motorinio vystymosi veiksnys. Tėvų fzinis aktyvumas siejasi su jų vaikų fziniu aktyvumu.Tikslas – nustatyti sąsajas tarp ankstyvojo amžiaus vaikų motorinės raidos ir motinų fzinio aktyvumo lygio. Metodai. Vertinta 32 ankstyvojo amžiaus vaikų (nuo 6 mėn. iki 36 mėn.) motorinė raida pagal Peabody judesių raidos testą (PDMS-2) ir vertintas vaikų motinų fzinis aktyvumas pagal tarptautinį fzinio aktyvumo klausimyną. Remiantis motinų anketų duomenimis, vertintas vaiko motorinis vystymasis ir fzinis aktyvumas. Rezultatai. Ankstyvojo amžiaus vaikų motorinės raidos koefciento vidutinė reikšmė buvo 107,66 ± 7,02 balai; 53 proc. vaikų pasiekė vidutinį motorinės raidos lygį, o 47 proc. vaikų motorinės raidos lygis buvo įvertintas aukščiau vidutinio. Tiriamų motinų fzinio aktyvumo vidutinė reikšmė vertinta