Effectiveness of Positive Parenting on Knowledge Regarding Milestone Development Among Mothers of Infant

A child’ development is connected within a cluster of relationship. Parents play an important role in the overall development of their child. Milestone development from birth to 8 year can affect significantly several aspects of the child well being health, competence in literacy and numeracy, criminality, social and economic participation throughout his / her life span. The present study aimed to determine the effect of positive parenting on knowledge regarding milestone development among mothers of infant. A quantitative approach using pre experimental one group pretest post test research design was adopted for the study and 30 samples that fullfilled the inclusion criteria were selected. The structured knowledge questionnaires were used to assess the pre test and post test level of knowledge regarding positive parenting among mothers of neonate. The paired t-test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test scores, resulting in a t value of 10.279 with 29 degrees of freedom and a significant p-value of 0.000, indicating a substantial improvement in knowledge levels after the intervention. Thus positive parenting had a significant impact on enhancing mother’s understanding regarding milestone development. Key words: Positive Parenting, mothers of infant, milestone development, knowledge