Parenting app to support socio-emotional and cognitive development in early childhood: iterative codesign learnings from nine low-income and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many children in low-income and middle-income countries are disadvantaged in achieving early developmental potential in childhood as they lack the necessary support from their surroundings, including from parents and caregivers. Digital technologies, such as smartphone apps, coupled with iterative codesign to engage end-users in the technology-delivered content development stages, can help overcome gaps in early child development (ECD). We describe the iterative codesign and quality improvement process that informs the development of content for the Thrive by Five International Program, localised for nine countries in Asia and Africa.

Design

Between 2021 and 2022, an average of six codesign workshops in each country were conducted in Afghanistan, Indonesia,

SUBMITTER: Alam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193093 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature