Balinese mothers' developmental timetables for young children

The study examined Balinese mothers' expectations for children's development and mothers' child-rearing practices. as influenced by selected variables (child's gender and ordinal position, mother's education. and rural or urban residence). Rural (n = 100) and urban (n = 100) mothers responded to structured questionnaires read aloud to them by trained interviewers who recorded responses. All children were between 4 and 6 years. Equal numbers of mule and female children were included curd the entire economic and educational ranges of families were represented. MANOVA results showed significant interaction effects of residential location and maternal education on mothers' expectations of children's cognitive, F(2, 170) = 4.31, p = .04 and psychosocial development, F(2, 170) = 4.35, p = .01. Significant interaction effects were found for maternal education. residential location, child's ordinal position, and gender F(3, 170) = 5.92, p = .001, on maternal child-rearing practices. Two developmental timetables were constructed.