A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge of Mother Regarding Developmental Milestones Among Their School Going Children in Selected Rural Area Karad Taluka

Statement Of Problem: “A Descriptive Study To Assess The Knowledge Of Mothers Regarding Developmental Milestones Among Their School Going Children In Selected Rural Area Of Karad Taluka. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of rural mothers regarding developmental milestone among their school going children. To find an association between pre-existing knowledge regarding developmental milestone and selected demographic variables. Background: A developmental milestone is a collection of practical abilities or a particular task that the majority of children’s can perform by a given age. The ability of a children to do more complicated tasks as they get older is referred to as child development. Growth and development are not the same thing. Growth describes how a children’s develops: The age at which a children’s that is growing normally hits a milestone might vary significantly, even if each milestone has an age level. Every youngster is different Identification and intervention are pivotal in improving outcomes in cases of early childhood developmental delays. Mothers, as primary caregivers, are at a vantage point to recognize these delays early and seek prompt care. This study was undertaken to explore mother knowledge of normal motor development. In addition, the association between mother knowledge and characteristics was investigated Material And Methodlogy: This study was a cross sectional, community area based study conducted among mothers of school going children to assess knowledge of mothers regarding developmental milestone.. The data were collected with the help of performed and pre- structured questionnaire which a total 30 sample were enrolled in this study. The data were tabulated and analyzed using MS Excel and inferential statistics. Result: Among 30 mothers, most of them 22 () mothers had average knowledge, 6(12%) mothers had good knowledge, 2(4%) mothers had poor knowledge about developmental milestone among their school going children. Conclusion: The main conclusion of present study, the most of mothers has average knowledge and good knowledge and very few mothers has poor knowledge regarding developmental milestone among their s going children