Abstract:

There are various methods and scales used for determining the deviations of the baby growth. A scale has been applied to 40 babies in the 12, 24 and 36 month periods and language development has been explained by the period of breast feeding without any additional food, social-emotional development during these periods and fine motor development variables. As a sub-model the period of breast feeding without any additional food has been explained by the gender of the baby, the educational status of the mother during birth and the birth weight of the baby. Furthermore other sub-models, the social-emotional development of the baby has been interpreted by the educational status and the age of the mother during birth variables, fine motor development of the baby has been explained by the baby's gender, mother's educational status, baby's birth height and weight variables. Multilevel analysis has been applied to these data which have longitudinal structure

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