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Kalich, Karrie A.; Bauer, Dottie; McPartlin, Deirdre – Young Children, 2009
The preschool years are a critical period for the development of food preferences and lifelong eating habits. Between the ages of 2 and 5, children become increasingly responsive to external cues, such as television commercials that use popular cartoon characters to advertise foods, candy in supermarket checkout aisles, and fast-food restaurants…
Descriptors: Cues, Role Models, Food, Young Children
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Grant-Petersson, Jennifer; Dietrich, Allen J.; Sox, Carol Hill; Winchell, Charlotte Woodruff; Stevens, Marguerite M. – Journal of School Health, 1999
The SunSafe program promoted sun protection among rural New Hampshire children in elementary schools and day-care centers using education and outreach. The program was part of a randomized, controlled trial. Evaluation involved parent and teacher feedback, caregiver interviews, student testing, and observation. Results indicated that the program…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education