Asian Journal of Human Services - Original Article - Effects of “Parental Involvement” on Infants Delay in Eating and Speaking Functions

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Study investigates how parental involvement and time spent watching media influence infants’ delays in eating and speaking functions, and whether eating and speaking delays are related. Based on a sample of 23 children (13 boys, 10 girls; mean age 30 ± 9.1 months) attending a nursery school in Yamaguchi prefecture, results indicate longer media viewing time in infants with speaking delay. Parent involvement scores also differ between groups, supporting the role of responsive interaction over one-way electronic device information. Logistic regression suggests media time affects speaking delay.

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Abstract

Introduction

Background: oral dysfunction and speaking development

Prior research on parental interaction and media effects

Methods

Subjects of survey

Results

Media time and group differences

Parent involvement and delay measures

Logistic regression findings

Conclusion

A s i a n J o u r n a l o f HUMAN SERVICES Printed 2022.1030 ISSN2188-059X Published by Asian Society of Human Services October 2022 Vol. A S I A N S O C I E T Y O F H U M A N S E R V I C E S Human Services Received August 7, 2022 Revised August 22, 2022 Accepted August 25, 2022 Published October 30, 2022 DOI: 10. 14391/ajhs.23.43 Asian Journal of Human Services, VOL.23 43-55 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Effects of “Parental Involvement” on Infants Delay in Eating and Speaking Functions Takashi OKADA 1)2) Naomi OKADA 1)3) Mamiko OTA 1)* 1) Graduate School of Economics, Shimonoseki City University, Japan 2) Midorinooka dental clinic, Japan 3) Tsumugi. Inc, Japan ABSTRACT Kataoka points out changes in the circumstances surrounding young children, particularly the time spent the media, such as television and smartphones, may negatively affect infants' speaking functions. In this study, it was investigated the effects of "Involvement of the parents" and "Time spent watched the media" on infants "Have or haven’t delay in eating function" and "Have or haven’t delay in talking function" . In addition, this study aimed to clarify whether there is a relationship between "Delay in eating function" and "Delay in speaking function" in infants. Twenty-three children (13 boys and 10 girls, mean age 30 ± 9.1 months) attending a nursery school (Yamaguchi prefecture) were studied. The results showed that "The time spent watched the media" was significantly longer in the group have delay speak than in the group haven’t delay. The score of "Talking" in parent’s involvement was significantly lower in the group have delay language comprehension than in the group haven’t delay language comprehension. the results of logistic regression analysis suggested that the time spent watched the media had an impact on delay in speaking function. In conclusion, he responsive relation with the person who is close rather than the one-way information through the electronic device is important for "Speaking function" . Infants, delay in eating function, delay in speaking function, parent’s involvement *correspondence: [ohta@eco.shimonoseki-cu.ac.jp](ohta@eco.shimonoseki-cu.ac.jp) (Mamiko OTA; Japan) Asian J Human Services, 2022, 23:43-55. © 2022 Asian Society of Human Services 43 Human Services DOI: 10. 14391/ajhs.23.43 Asian Journal of Human Services, VOL.23 43-55 I. Introduction In present, language is delayed in many of the issues pointed out in the 3-year-old children's health examinations conducted in municipalities for children between the ages of 3 and 4 years. 1) Oral dysfunction is defined a condition in which eating function, speaking function, or other functions are not well developed or these functions are not stereotypically acquired.2) In the field of dentistry, the eating function such as feeding and swallowing exercises has been actively checked. The speaking function has been checked only for some dysarthria, only limited efforts have been made at present. Evaluation of oral function in infancy and toddlerhood has great interindividual variability in the process of development and acquisition. It is not easy to accurately identify which stage each child is in. According to the Child Welfare Act in Japan, toddlers refer to the period from 1 year of age to primary school, early childhood is the period of language gain in addition to the period of weaning food completion. It has been reported that communicating with themother and child during the infant's prelinguistic period is the basis for the infant to speak words, 3) and it has been pointed out that the function of the oral cavity, including the speaking function, in children is crucial in terms of the growth and development of mind and body. Hoshiyama (2011) pointed out that gesture plays a key role in the development of speaking function, and situation in which gesture can be expressed, that is, an environment that inv

FAQs

What variables does the study examine regarding infants’ delays?

The study examines “Involvement of the parents” and “Time spent watched the media” and their effects on delays in eating and speaking functions.

How were the participants selected and how many infants were studied?

Twenty-three children (13 boys and 10 girls; mean age 30 ± 9.1 months) attending a nursery school in Yamaguchi prefecture were studied.

What main finding relates media time to speaking delay?

Infants with speaking delay had significantly longer time spent watching media than infants without speaking delay, and logistic regression suggests media time impacts speaking delay.

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