Parents' Perceptions of the Challenges to Helping Their Children Maintain or Achieve a Healthy Weight.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parents play a critical role in their children's weight. This paper examines parents' perceptions about the challenges to helping their kids maintain or achieve a healthy weight.

Methods

We analyzed data in 2017 from a U.S. telephone poll conducted during October-November 2012 among parents or caregivers of children aged 2-17 years using a nationally representative sample of households. It included 667 White, 123 Black, and 167 Hispanic parents. Multiple logistic regressions were used to examine parent perceptions about the individual- and environmental-level challenges to helping their children maintain or achieve a healthy weight.

Results

Overall, 45% of children have parents who reported challenges helping the child eat to maintain or achieve a healthy

SUBMITTER: Bleich SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6343153 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature