El cuento motor en el desarrollo de niños menores de 4 años durante el confinamiento por COVID – 19

Abstract

The investigation arises due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected the development of children and people in general because the confinement and other restrictions made the education system go online, which will leave a series of consequences, among which we can mention school backwardness, lack of autonomy, and even the fear of peer interaction. For this reason, the aim of this research is to establish the level of development of children under four years old at the Angela Muñoz Child Development Center to identify criteria that allow the development of a motor story. Thus, a methodology with a quantitative approach to the quasi-experimental was applied. In addition, this research complied with all the Helsinki bioethical principles, to avoid producing any type of inconvenience or problem with the study population. The results obtained in the pre-test determined that, in global development, 56.7% is doubtful and 23.3% abnormal. Therefore, it is evident that there are shortcomings in the development of these groups of children; however, after the application of the motor story, based on the results of the post-test, only 3% remained in a negative development. In conclusion, the application of the motor story is considered a very useful tool because it helps children to develop properly, and adapt to their environment after having lived in confinement for approximately two years.