The role of parents in preventing childhood obesity
2006 spring;16(1): role of parents in preventing childhood y ac1, sussner km, kim j, gortmaker information1department of nutrition, harvard school of public health, ctas researchers continue to analyze the role of parenting both in the development of childhood overweight and in obesity prevention, studies of child nutrition and growth are detailing the ways in which parents affect their children's development of food- and activity-related behaviors. Ana lindsay, katarina sussner, juhee kim, and steven gortmaker argue that interventions aimed at preventing childhood overweight and obesity should involve parents as important forces for change in their children's behaviors. The authors begin by reviewing evidence on how parents can help their children develop and maintain healthful eating and physical activity habits, thereby ultimately helping prevent childhood overweight and obesity. They show how important it is for parents to understand how their roles in preventing obesity change as their children move through critical developmental periods, from before birth and through adolescence. They point out that researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should also make use of such information to develop more effective interventions and educational programs that address childhood obesity right where it starts-at home.
Prevention of obesity in america
Although much research has been done on how parents shape their children's eating and physical activity habits, surprisingly few high-quality data exist on the effectiveness of such programs. The authors call for more programs and cost-effectiveness studies aimed at improving parents' ability to shape healthful eating and physical activity behaviors in their children. The authors conclude that preventing and controlling childhood obesity will require multifaceted and community-wide programs and policies, with parents having a critical role to play. Successful intervention efforts, they argue, must involve and work directly with parents from the earliest stages of child development to support healthful practices both in and outside of the : 16532663 [indexed for medline] sharemesh termsmesh termsadolescentchildchild developmentchild, preschoolexercisefeeding behaviorhumansinfantinfant, newbornobesity/prevention & control*parenting*united stateslinkout - more resourcesmedicalobesity - genetic allianceparenting - medlineplus health informationobesity - medlineplus health informationobesity in children - medlineplus health informationpubmed commons home. Commentshow to join pubmed commonshow to cite this comment:Ncbi > literature > role of parents in preventing childhood february 19, by: kyung it comes to causes for the rise in childhood obesity, there have been many possible culprits: increasing portion sizes, the easy availability of high fat, nutrient poor foods, and fewer opportunities for physical activity.
Primary prevention of childhood obesity
Although research has revealed a link between parent weight and child weight, the fact is that not all children of overweight parents are overweight themselves. Parents not only give their genetic make-up to their child, they can also have influence through the way they parent their children. In fact, parents may be able to buffer the impact of larger, environmental factors on whether or not a child becomes s have shown that parents who engage in healthier eating and activity habits are more likely to have children who mimic these behaviors as they grow into adulthood. Thus, in order to get children to develop healthier eating and activity behaviors, parents must first engage in these behaviors s can also shape their child’s food preferences and eating behaviors by making sure that healthier options are readily available. By controlling the home environment, parents can shape their child’s behaviors, reduce temptations, and create a health-inducing the other hand, certain behaviors can have negative effects and should be avoided.
Recommendations for prevention of childhood obesity
When children later have free access to the cake (say, when parents are out of the house) they will tend to eat it whether or not they are hungry. These parents are emotionally involved with their children, but also express certain expectations and define clear boundaries for them; they are considered to be firm, but flexible, allowing children to express their independence, but within the confines of certain rules. Interestingly, this parenting style has also been associated with a lower prevalence of childhood obesity. Encouraging the use of this parenting style in conjunction with specific health-promoting behaviors may have the greatest impact on the development of healthy eating and activity behaviors among tely, parents who are involved in their child’s growth and development, and who adopt, implement, and model healthier behaviors themselves, are more likely to be successful at preventing their child from becoming overweight or in helping them lose weight. No matter what the genetic or predetermined risk of obesity is for a child, parents still have a lot of control over their child’s home environment and their dietary and activity choices.
The consequences of the high rate of childhood obesity are
Making these changes may have a positive impact on a child’s future weight rhee is assistant professor of pediatrics at the warren alpert medical school of brown imer: the views expressed herein are solely the opinions of the individuals and not those of the link: childhood overweight and the relationship between parent behaviors, parenting style, and family social science american academy of political and social science 202 s. Change typing and press enter to role of parents in preventing childhood february 19, by: kyung it comes to causes for the rise in childhood obesity, there have been many possible culprits: increasing portion sizes, the easy availability of high fat, nutrient poor foods, and fewer opportunities for physical activity. Change typing and press enter to role of parents in preventing childhood lawrence future of childrenvolume 16, number 1, spring . Researchers continue to analyze the role of parenting both in the development of childhood overweight and in obesity prevention, studies of child nutrition and growth are detailing the ways in which parents affect their children's development of food- and activity-related behaviors. The authors begin by reviewing evidence on how parents can help their children develop and maintain healthful eating and physical activity habits, thereby ultimately helping prevent childhood overweight and obesity.
They point out that researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should also make use of such information to develop more effective interventions and educational programs that address childhood obesity right where it starts—at home. The authors conclude that preventing and controlling childhood obesity will require multifaceted and community-wide programs and policies, with parents having a critical role to play. Successful intervention efforts, they argue, must involve and work directly with parents from the earliest stages of child development to support healthful practices both in and outside of the you would like to authenticate using a different subscribed institution that supports shibboleth authentication or have your own login and password to project muse, click 'authenticate'. Are not currently freely available titles: book titles sciences > children's sciences > political science > policy a link to this ntly role of built environments in physical activity, eating, and obesity in role of schools in obesity role of child care settings in obesity have access to this content.
