Gender Differences in Developmental Delay among of 6-10 Years Old Children

The present study was carried out in two cultural zones (Khadar & Mewat) of Haryana state. Two hundred children in the age group of 6-10 years from two cultural zones were assessed for their developmental level in gross and fine motor, cognitive, language, social and emotional domains. A checklist was prepared to assess developmental level children. Results revealed no significant differences between developmental status of boys and girls for grossmotor (t=2.29), fine-motor (t=0.12), cognitive (0.12), language (t=0.57), social (t=0.48), emotional (t=0.59) and overall development (t=1.51) of boys and girls. From Khadar zone, results depicted that for gross-motor (t=0.19), fine-motor (t=0.00), cognitive (t=0.00), language (t=0.93), social (t=0.29), emotional (t=0.00) and overall development (t=0.48) of boys and girls were not different. Similarly in Mewat cultural zone, results revealed that there was no difference in developmental status of boys and girls with delayed milestones. Independent sample tvalues for gross-motor (t=2.89), fine-motor (t=0.17), cognitive (t=0.17), language (t=0.22), social (t=0.44), emotional (t=0.76) and overall development (t=1.73) were not found to be significant.