The Development of Grandparents’ Care Competency Program for Enhancing Fine Motor and Cognitive development of Preschool Children
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Objective: This research aims to develop grandparents’ care competency program for enhancing fine motor and cognitive development of preschool children and to assess program feasibility. Methods: The program was developed into two phases: the first phase was program development, and the second phase was the feasibility of the study. The sample consisted of 6 grandparent caregivers. The sample was recruited by purposive sampling. The research instruments included 1) a grandparents’ care competency plan for enhancing fine motor and cognitive development of preschool children, 2) the caregiving competence questionnaire with CVI of .92, and reliability of .94, and 3) the fine motor and cognitive development scale with reliability of .95. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The developed program was composed of four steps: 1) assessing the caregiver’s ability 2) informing caregivers about play management to promote fine motor and cognitive development 3) follow-up visit and 4) evaluation. Content validity index of the program yielded 1. The program’s experimental results revealed that the caregiver’s ability to promote development increased (MD = 87, IQR = 4) and the children developed better fine motor skills and cognition than before using the program. Conclusion: The program has content validity and has the possibility of being used in grandparent caregivers to enhance the development of fine motor and cognition in preschool children.
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