. Piyanan Photichai; . Varisara Luvira
Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-8
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The care of infants during their first six months is a significant matter. As therehave been shifts in social and economic conditions, families are diverging into several ...
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BACKGROUND: The care of infants during their first six months is a significant matter. As therehave been shifts in social and economic conditions, families are diverging into several forms. Thisstudy aimed to explore parenting styles for infants and the relation between parenting styles forinfants and family types.MATERIAL AND METHOD: This study was a cross‑sectional study, focusing on the main caregiversof approximately six‑month‑old infants. The data was collected from February to July 2021. Theresearch tool employed was an interview form. The collected data was then analyzed.RESULTS: Two hundred sixty‑four families of primary caregivers were included in the study.The family type most frequently found was the skipped generation family, accounting for119 families (45%). All family types mostly practiced the uninvolved parenting style as the parentingstyle for infants. Regarding response to infants, most families practiced the permissive parentingstyle. When investigating relations between parenting style for infants and family type, it was foundthat skipped generation family caregivers practiced a less authoritative parenting style than thenuclear family, including holding family activities with the infant (0.16, 95%CI: 0.05–0.47); when theinfant raises their voice to communicate (0.32, 95%CI: 0.14–0.71); training the infant to roll over(0.21, 95%CI: 0.06–0.69); when the infant cries (0.16, 95%CI: 0.05–0.47); and when the infant doesnot respond (0.19, 95%, CI: 0.05–0.74)CONCLUSION: The most practiced parenting style for infants among all the three family types wasthe uninvolved parenting style. Regarding the response to infants, the permissive parenting stylewas mostly observed.
