Energy balance-related parenting and child-care practices: The importance of meso-system consistency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our knowledge of the role of parental and child-care staff behavior in the development and prevention of obesity is rapidly increasing. Potential interaction between both settings in so-called meso-systems, as hypothesized by the ecological systems perspective, is however often ignored. Specifically, inconsistency between home and child-care is hypothesized to have negative effects on child outcomes.

Methods

Participants were recruited through 23 child-care centers in the Netherlands. Data regarding 161 child-parent-child-care staff triads were available. Parenting and child care practices were assessed using validated questionnaires for parents (Child Feeding Practices Questionnaire, Preschooler Physical Activity Parenting Practices instrument) and child-care sta

SUBMITTER: Gubbels JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128647 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature