A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHER OF TODDLER REGARDING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED RURAL AREA AT CHANDRAPUR.

A good start at the beginning of life make a child to be an ef?cient person of the society because the ?rst ?ve years is a crucial period of child growth and development especially the growth of the brain. OBJECTIVES: To assess the existing knowledge of mother of toddler regarding growth and development, to associate the knowledge among mother of toddler regarding growth and development with a selected demographic variable. METHODOLOGY: The researcher conducted study in selected rural area and used descriptive research approach with quantitative quasi experimental research design in selected rural area. For the data collection structured knowledge questionnaire were used. Among 60 samples who gave consent for the study. The researcher found the study feasible and reliable. RESULT: The ?ndings of the study included, the analysis and interpretation of data collected from the subjects in the selected rural area. In this study, out of 60 subjects, the mothers (16.66%) had poor level of knowledge, were (16.66%) had average level of knowledge, then (43.35%) subjects had good level of knowledge, were (23.33%) subjects were having very good level of knowledge & (0%) were having excellent level of knowledge. CONCLUSION: The study revealed that there was a signi?cant knowledge of toddler mother regarding growth and development in selected rural area