Information Available to Parents Seeking Education about Infant Play, Milestones, and Development from Popular Sources.

ABSTRACT: Parents commonly seek information about infant development and play, yet it is unclear what information parents find when looking in popular sources. Play, Milestone, and Development Searches in Google identified 313 sources for content analysis by trained researchers using a standardized coding scheme. Sources included websites, books, and apps created by professional organizations, commercial entities, individuals, the popular press, and government organizations/agencies. The results showed that for popular sources: (1) author information (i.e., qualifications, credentials, education/experience) is not consistently provided, nor is information about the developmental process, parents' role in development, or determining an infant's readiness to play; (2) milestones comprise a majority of

SUBMITTER: Orlando JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10215939 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature