Produção Nacional
Maternal beliefs about the sociocommunicative development of babies
2014; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2175-3652
AutoresCristiane Gabriel de Souza, Gabriela Marcolino Alves Machado, Laísy de Lima Nunes, Fabíola de Sousa Braz Aquino,
Tópico(s)Linguistics and Education Research
ResumoThe maternal beliefs are internal representations that guide the mother s behavior of regarding the babies. This study investigated the maternal beliefs about the development sociocommunicative of babies in the fi rst three months of life. The study included 20 mothers living in city of Campina Grande-PB, from different socioeconomic levels. We performed a semi-structured interview, recorded and transcribed literally. The results indicate variations in maternal beliefs according to the instructional level and maternal age of babies and show that most mothers who conceive how to care for their child infl uences child development. Mothers believe that since the fi rst months after birth the baby is able to understand events of the environment in which he lives, and to communicate with it. These results contribute to data 1 Endereco para correspondencia: Rua Mario Batista Junior, 75, Ed. Quinta Avenida, Apto. 301, Bairro Miramar, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brasil 58043130. E-mail: cris_sje@hotmail.com, gabriela_marcolino@hotmail. com, la.laisy@hotmail.com e fabiolabrazaquino@gmail.com Este artigo e derivado do Trabalho de Conclusao de Curso (TCC) desenvolvido pela primeira autora em 2009. Souza, C. G., Machado, G. M. A., Nunes, L. L., Aquino, F. S. B. 484 collection that can provide new information to the literature and support the planning of public policies through guidance programs on child development for mothers.
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