Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Family types and parenting styles for infants in Khon Kaen province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Piyanan Photichai
. Varisara Luvira
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The care of infants during their first six months is a significant matter. As there
have been shifts in social and economic conditions, families are diverging into several forms. This
study aimed to explore parenting styles for infants and the relation between parenting styles for
infants and family types.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: This study was a cross‑sectional study, focusing on the main caregivers
of approximately six‑month‑old infants. The data was collected from February to July 2021. The
research 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 for
119 families (45%). All family types mostly practiced the uninvolved parenting style as the parenting
style for infants. Regarding response to infants, most families practiced the permissive parenting
style. When investigating relations between parenting style for infants and family type, it was found
that skipped generation family caregivers practiced a less authoritative parenting style than the
nuclear family, including holding family activities with the infant (0.16, 95%CI: 0.05–0.47); when the
infant 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 does
not respond (0.19, 95%, CI: 0.05–0.74)
CONCLUSION: The most practiced parenting style for infants among all the three family types was
the uninvolved parenting style. Regarding the response to infants, the permissive parenting style
was mostly observed.

Keywords

Family member
infant care
parenting
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 12, Issue 9
October 2022
Pages 1-8

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