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Direct linkMoberg, Marianna; Golsäter, Marie; Norman, Åsa – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
Parents are key to promoting children's healthy growth and development. However, school nurses need knowledge about how to best support parents' health-promoting activities. This study aimed to explore parents' thoughts regarding their normal-weight 6-year-old children's food and physical activity behaviors as expressed during health conversations…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Health, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level
Robert L. Nix; Sukhdeep Gill; Michelle L. Hostetler; Mark E. Feinberg; Lori A. Francis; Cynthia A. Stifter; Cheryl B. McNeil; Sarah M. Kidder; Damon E. Jones; Ye Rang Park; Christina N. Kim; Ashleigh G. Engbretson; Sarah M. Braaten; Vivian L. Tamkin – Child Development, 2024
The Recipe 4 Success preventive intervention targeted multiple factors critical to the health and well-being of toddlers living in poverty. This randomized controlled trial, which was embedded within Early Head Start home visits for 12 weeks, included 242 racially and ethnically diverse families (51% girls; toddler mean age = 2.58 years; data…
Descriptors: Parents, Toddlers, Eating Habits, Health Promotion
Setiawan, Caly; Hamid Anwar, Muhammad – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Objective: The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to analyse the identities of a mother and her biopedagogical practices regarding physical activity as well as healthy eating. Method: The participant of the study was a mother of two children who immigrated to Aotearoa/New Zealand from Indonesia. We collected the small story through open-ended…
Descriptors: Mothers, Children, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits
Helfrich, Christine M.; Fetsch, Robert J.; Benavente, Janet C. – Journal of Extension, 2011
The prevalence of overweight children and adults has been increasing steadily over the past three decades. Behaviors related to diet and nutrition are often established in early childhood. Toddlers most often develop healthy eating habits through parent modeling. Due to the steady increase in obesity in children, there is a clear need for…
Descriptors: Obesity, Nutrition, Child Rearing, Eating Habits
Helfrich, Christine M.; Fetsch, Robert J.; Jefferson, Gisele – Journal of Extension, 2011
The number of obese children has nearly tripled in the past 30 years. Research has identified a clear connection between parental income, education, ethnicity, and the risk for obesity. Recent research demonstrates that parenting style may also impact the ability to establish healthy eating environments. This article reviews a program, currently…
Descriptors: Obesity, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Eating Habits
Cullen, Karen Weber; Smalling, Agueda Lara; Thompson, Debbe; Watson, Kathleen B.; Reed, Debra; Konzelmann, Karen – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: To evaluate a modified curriculum for the 6-session Texas Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) promoting healthful home food environments and parenting skills related to obesity prevention. Design: Two-group randomized control trial; intervention versus usual EFNEP curriculum. Setting: Texas EFNEP classes. Participants:…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Intervention, Parenting Skills
Winter, Suzanne M. – Childhood Education, 2009
Childhood obesity is epidemic in the United States and other industrialized countries across the globe. This trend is alarming, because childhood obesity is associated with the early onset of serious health problems, including Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, orthopedic problems, behavioral disorders, and asthma. Mounting evidence also…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged, Parenting Styles
de Bruijn, Gert-Jan; Kremers, Stef P. J.; de Vries, Hein; van Mechelen, Willem; Brug, Johannes – Health Education Research, 2007
Adolescent obesity is positively associated with soft drink consumption. We investigated the association of social-environmental and individual-level factors with soft drink consumption in a Dutch adolescent sample. Data were gathered in a longitudinal Dutch adolescent sample (n = 208, 62% girls). Soft drink consumption, social cognitions from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Dietz, William H., Ed.; Stern, Loraine, Ed. – 1999
Noting that the real challenge for parents is not being aware of what to feed their children, but rather getting children to actually eat those foods, this guide provides advice for parents of infants through adolescents regarding children's dietary needs while recognizing the role of children's emotions, tastes, and preferences. Following the…
Descriptors: Allergy, Breastfeeding, Child Health, Child Rearing
