Comparative Developmental Assessment of Toddler Speech and Milestones among Working and Non-Working Mothers of Toddler at Selected Area of Moradabad

Background of the study: Growth and development of children is of major priority. As an infant grows, his physical and intellectual achievements correspond to his age. A mother should have a clear understanding of these milestones, so that the child?s health care needs may be met appropriately. Objectives: The main objective of the study was to compare the development of speech and milestones of toddler among working and non working mothers of toddler. Setting and design: Descriptive comparative survey design was adopted. The study was conducted among 140 working and non working mother of toddler of Deen dayal Nagar, Moradabad. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples. Results: The analysis revealed that association between level of development of speech and milestone of toddler with demographic variable, which was none significant at the level of 0.05; hence the stated Hypothesis H2 is rejected. In non working mother, the association between level of development of speech and milestone of toddler with demographic variable, which was none significant at the level of 0.05 except number of siblings, hence the stated hypothesis is accepted only for number of sibling and rejected for rest of the demographic variable. Conclusion: The maximum mother had normal development on speech and milestone of toddler but still there is a need for motivation by the health care provider to improve their child development.