Valoración del crecimiento y desarrollo de los niños/as de seis meses a cinco años del Centro de Desarrollo Infantil El Vecino del Cantón Cuenca 2012

Abstract

Objective: The present study allowed us to assess the growth and development of children / as of 6 months to 5 years of Child Development Center "El Vecino", the canton of Cuenca 2012.

Material and Methods: We performed a descriptive investigation. Worked with the finite universe of 50 children from the Child Development Center "El Vecino", aged 6 months to 5 years old. We evaluated the growth of children, was monitored weight and height according to the formulas to calculate the weight / age and height / age children by Nelson, also abbreviated scale was applied to the development of Nelson Ortiz and Pinilla, which was determined with the assessment of gross motor, fine, hearing, language and personal-social getting the results according to parameters of alert, medium, medium high and high.

Results: Our research showed that the nutritional status, coupled with other factors (family) and degree of social stimulation affects the brain development of the child. We note that in malnourished children gross motor inappropriate for their age, 10 children are in an alert parameter, 15 children have difficulty in coordinating movements in the diet is the sum of gross and fine motor skills that these children do not are well developed. Finally in personal conduct social 15 children have low social participation, in hearing and speech, 12 boys and 11 girls in the parameters are medium, medium high.