The effect of an infant exercise class with parental guidance on tantrum levels
International Journal of Development Research
The effect of an infant exercise class with parental guidance on tantrum levels
Received 24th June, 2017; Received in revised form 18th July, 2017; Accepted 09th August, 2017; Published online 30th September, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Elizabeth Thrower and Todd Eller. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
One of the areas that has remained unexplored in infant educational research is the effect of age appropriate exercises with a parent on tantrum levels and relaxation. Research has shown that baby exercises can have a positive impact on infants (Qing Du et al, 2015), however little evidence exists on how exercises impact infant tantrum rate and calmness. The setting of this study was Zumbini classes including 42 children ages 5 months to 60 months that have participated an average of 8.4 months in Zumbini classes. Certified Zumbini instructors led these classes where each child had at least one parent participate with their infant. Tantrum levels were measured before and after participation of these classes.
