TITLE:
Diminishing demandingness of parents; children with recurrent infections
AUTHORS:
Ellen van der Gaag, Miriam Münow
KEYWORDS:
Recurrent Infections; Demandingness; Parenting
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.4 No.8,
August
29,
2012
ABSTRACT: Background and Method: Parenting and parenting styles are in favor of authoritative parents compared with non-authoritative parents. These parents display higher levels of both responsiveness and demandingness. We studied the aspect of demandingness using a questionnaire aimed at children aged between 1 and 4 years. 82 Children with recurrent respiratory infections (RRI) and 399 control children were included. Results: Parents of RRI children regulated the quantitative dietary intake of their child less; likewise they gave less stimulation to their children to eat. They also taught their children less on what they can or cannot touch and they argued more with their children (all p