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Adis Aymee López Bauta, Eniuska Hernández Cedeño
Se presentan los resultados obtenidos de una investigación desarrollada con 20 tríadas madre-padre-hijo/hija de primer año de vida, residentes en el municipio Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba. Se analizaron las características que adquiere el cuidado parental a partir de la aplicación de cuestionarios, entrevistas y la observación durante varias visitas al hogar de la familia. Como resultado se encontró que las madres son las principales encargadas del cuidado de la descendencia y que los padres manifiestan diferentes niveles de participación en este. Las madres son más sensibles, disponibles y cooperadoras ante las necesidades del/la infante. Asimismo, se constató la importancia de algunas representaciones mentales parentales en las manifestaciones de cuidado que ofrecen las madres y los padres a su hijo/hija de primer año de vida
The present study aims to characterize the parental care offered by a group of mothers and fathers to their first year-old infant. The sample consisted of 20 mother-father-child triads, residents in Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba. Among those infants, those who are 8 months old predominate, while most mothers and fathers are in the age group 25-29 years. The study data were collected in the families' homes through the mother-infant and father-infant Relations Questionnaires, constructed based on the Theory of Attachment and validated by one of the authors; interviews about the development of communication, and the socio-emotional development of the child (Cruz, 2014); and observation, through a guide prepared by the authors. The information obtained was analyzed qualitatively from the triangulation of the methods. As a result, it was found that mothers are the main caregivers of the offspring and that the parents show different levels of participation in this task. Mothers are more sensitive, available and cooperative to the needs of the infant. Likewise, the influence of some parental mental representations and gender on the manifestations of care offered by mothers and fathers to their first-year child was confirmed.
