Positive Parenting and Praise from primary caregivers to infants in the Context of a COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

Positive parenting comprises the primary caregivers' competencies to provide affection and guarantee the child's safety, which favors the integral development of the infant. In relation to this, praise is positive feedback from the parents towards what the child does, having an impact on the child's behaviors Based on the influence of parenting practices on the mental health of families, it is relevant to study the relationship between Positive Parenting (Positive Parenting Scale;EP2) and Praise (Praise Scale) in Latin American primary caregivers of children. as from 0 to 36 months, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. A positive association was found between praise, positive parenting and the age of the infant. During the context of ASPO, it was found that 53.1% of primary caregivers are between the risk and monitoring zone with regard to parenting. From this, policies could be used to encourage the use of favorable praise and parenting skills, especially in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.