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Larson, Nicole; Ward, Dianne; Neelon, Sara Benjamin; Story, Mary – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011
Child-care settings provide numerous opportunities to promote healthy eating and physical activity behaviors among preschool children. The majority of U.S. children are placed in some form of non-parental care during their preschool years. While approximately 15 percent of preschool children are primarily cared for by their relatives, most…
Descriptors: Prevention, Physical Activities, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children
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Fulkerson, Jayne A.; Strauss, Jaine; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne; Story, Mary; Boutelle, Kerri – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
An ethnically diverse sample of at-risk-for-overweight and overweight youths (body mass index greater than the 85th percentile for age and gender; n = 667 male participants, and n = 684 female participants) completed a school-based survey measuring family variables (connectedness, mealtime environment, and weight commentary), psychosocial…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Obesity, Depression (Psychology), Well Being