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Methods: From February to March 2026, a cross-sectional study was carried out in Bandung, Indonesia, involving children aged 6\u201359 months who visited the Pasirkaliki Primary Health Centre. Anemia was confirmed by laboratory testing, defined as a hemoglobin level \u2264 11 g\/dL. The Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire was used to assess parenting styles, while the Pre-Screening Developmental Questionnaire was used to examine child development. Statistical analyses were performed using the Mann\u2013Whitney U test, Chi-square test or Fisher\u2019s exact test, and logistic regression analysis. Results: One hundred and ninety-three subjects were included in the analysis, among which 20.2% were anemic, with a significantly higher proportion among children aged below 24 months (p &lt; 0.001). Permissive parenting was significantly more common among children with anemia and was associated with higher odds of anemia (aOR = 10.31; 95% CI: 3.92\u201327.10). Children with anemia had significantly higher odds of developmental delay (aOR = 19.49; 95% CI: 6.46\u201358.84), after adjustment for child age, maternal education, and family income. Conclusions: Permissive parenting was associated with anemia, while anemia was associated with increased odds of developmental delay in under-five children, highlighting the importance of considering not only biological but also psychosocial factors in early child health interventions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children13070856","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]],"date-time":"2026-06-30T10:01:17Z","timestamp":1782813677000},"page":"856","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Permissive Parenting Style and Anemia Are Associated with Developmental Delays Among Under-Five Children in Bandung District, West Java, Indonesia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Cynthia","family":"Angeline","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rahmat Budi","family":"Kuswiyanto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sri Endah","family":"Rahayuningsih","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rodman","family":"Tarigan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diah Asri","family":"Wulandari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4052-512X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susi","family":"Susanah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung 40161, Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e70097","DOI":"10.1111\/cch.70097","article-title":"Investigating developmental status of children aged 0\u20135 years and its association with child gender, family background, and geographic location in Australian community-based early learning centres","volume":"51","author":"Yin","year":"2025","journal-title":"Child Care Health Dev."},{"key":"ref_2","unstructured":"Marcdante, K.J., and Kliegman, R.M. 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