Parental Knowledge of Children’s Developmental Milestones in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Table 6

Sources of information used by parents regarding developmental milestones.

	^1	Percentage (%)
Medical physician & pediatrician
Never	623	42.4
Rarely	250	17.0
Yes, sometimes	524	35.6
Yes, always	74	5.0
Family relatives
Never	333	22.6
Rarely	205	13.9
Yes, sometimes	679	46.2
Yes, always	254	17.3
Books and parenting magazines
Never	566	38.5
Rarely	277	18.8
Yes, sometimes	524	35.6
Yes, always	104	7.1
Internet websites
Never	401	27.3
Rarely	272	18.5
Yes, sometimes	579	39.4
Yes, always	219	14.9
Social media broadcasts
Never	651	44.3
Rarely	350	23.8
Yes, sometimes	418	28.4
Yes, always	52	3.5
Parenting courses
Never	1018	69.2
Rarely	192	13.1
Yes, sometimes	209	14.2
Yes, always	52	3.5
Television shows
Never	562	38.2
Rarely	401	27.3
Yes, sometimes	455	30.9
Yes, always	53	3.6

¹Number of the participants.