Adolescent mother-child interaction and its relationship with social development

Abstract

The adolescent mother-child interaction is a determining factor in the social development of the child in early childhood. It allows the acquisition of social skills, as well as the development of learning and motivating, autonomous and independent development. These capacities are built in the first three years of life and persist throughout life. The objective is to design a methodological guide to strengthen the knowledge and attitudes in the adolescent mother-child bond and its relationship with the social development of the child from 1 to 3 years. The study design included a descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional analysis of 30 adolescent mothers between 15 and 19 years old, with children between 1 and 3 years old. It was carried out in the Pillaro social action patronage, in Ecuador. In obtaining the results, a sociodemographic data questionnaire, an abbreviated development scale and a mother-child relationship evaluation questionnaire were applied, from which a methodological guide was designed. The results obtained allow us to affirm that 70% of adolescent mothers have a positive mother-child relationship. Similarly, 23% of the children achieved medium-level social development. Finally, adolescent mothers with adequate demographic conditions had children with greater social development. The conclusions indicate that the methodological guide designed established a training system on the interaction between mother-adolescents and children, with activities to strengthen knowledge and stimulate attitudes that promote positive interaction with the social environment.