Esta comparación intracultural realizada en México Central entre mujeres rurales ha puesto de manifiesto que pueden existir estilos o prácticas de crianza culturalmente específicos y relacionados con las teorías populares que los padres tienen sobre la crianza y desarrollo del niño. Para cada madre se ha extraído una puntuación de una parte de un cuestionario relacionado con el desarrollo cognitivo, especialmente con la comprensión. Han aparecido dos tipos de teorías populares: una teoría interactiva relacionada con la provisión de más información no-verbal que facilita la comprensión, y una teoría maduracionista relacionada con una menor aportación de información contextual en caso de que el niño tuviera dificultades para comprender.
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