Factors Affecting Developmental Delay in Children by Anjanee Sharma on February 7, 2021 at 4:45 PM
Research reports that in a diverse, cross-national sample of youth, specific developmental delay domains were found to be associated with physical discipline and cognitive deprivation.
Dr. Carmel Salhi, lead author, explained that physical discipline and cognitive deprivation are well-established risks to child development, but it is rare that these experiences are examined concerning each other.
This study explores how both of the mentioned risk factors co-occur in childhood and whether they relate to different aspects of child development.
Dr. Salhi adds This is important as recent research in neuroscience suggests that experiences, which provoke fear, have different effects on a child s neurodevelopment than cognitive deprivation.