A question of balance: Explaining differences between parental and grandparental perspectives on preschoolers' feeding and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Although one quarter of US and UK families rely on grandparents as the main providers of informal childcare, grandparental perspectives on the feeding and physical activity of young children remain understudied.

Objective

The study's aim was to elucidate parents' and grandparents' perspectives on young children's feeding and physical activity, and identify how they negotiate potential differences between these perspectives.

Methods

We interviewed 22 parents and 27 grandparents from 16 families of children aged 3-5 years in the Pacific Northwest, US. Using familial homeostasis as a novel theoretical framework, the interviews were analyzed to assess differences between parental and grandparental perspectives on feeding and physical activity.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Eli K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383349 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature