Estudo piloto não randomizado sobre os benefícios da natação para o desenvolvimento motor de bebês

Irene  Leo; Silvia  Leone; Raffaele  Dicataldo; Chiara  Vivenzio; Nada Cavallin; Chiara  Taglioni; Maja  Roch

Autores

Irene Leo Department of Development and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Silvia Leone Department of Development and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Raffaele Dicataldo Department of Development and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Chiara Vivenzio Department of Development and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Italy
Nada Cavallin Mamiù, Association for Baby-Swimming Activities, Padua, Italy
Chiara Taglioni Mamiù, Association for Baby-Swimming Activities, Padua, Italy
Maja Roch Department of Development and Socialization Psychology, University of Padua, Italy

Palavras-chave:

Cognição Incorporada, Desenvolvimento Motor, Natação Para Bebês

Resumo

De acordo com o conceito de “cognição incorporada”, o desenvolvimento motor não deve ser considerado distante dos processos cognitivos e de linguagem. O desenvolvimento motor é essencial nos primeiros 1000 dias de vida, pois a criança explora e aprende novas informações do ambiente. Entre as atividades motoras, a natação para bebês permite que os bebês façam movimentos que não são capazes de realizar em solo firme. Como os movimentos se tornam mais lentos na água, a percepção sensorial desses movimentos é amplificada. No entanto, a relação entre a experiência precoce de natação e o desenvolvimento motor ainda não foi investigada. Portanto, realizamos um estudo piloto com o objetivo de explorar essa relação pela primeira vez. Para tanto, foram recrutados 32 lactentes com idades entre 6 e 10 meses. A Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 foi utilizada para avaliar habilidades motoras em crianças saudáveis que praticaram regularmente cursos de atividades aquáticas em comparação com crianças que nunca praticaram natação. Os testes t de amostras independentes mostraram diferenças significativas a favor do grupo que realizou atividades de natação infantil nas medidas de reflexos (t = -2,2, p < 0,05), preensão (t = -3,8, p < 0,001), quociente motor fino (t = -3,4, p < 0,01) e quociente motor total (t = -2,4, p < 0,05). No geral, de acordo com a perspectiva da cognição incorporada, esses resultados preliminares são encorajadores e nos permitem investigar como o desenvolvimento motor influencia o desenvolvimento posterior da linguagem.

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