Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines among rural Brazalian preschool children: associations with parenting practices.

ABSTRACT: Young children residing in rural areas of low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) such as Brazil are at greater risk of obesity and related chronic health conditions. Yet, the extent to which rural preschool children from Brazil aged 3- to 6-years meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) 24-hour movement guidelines is unknown. Parents play a central role in the development of children's movement behaviors with logistic support, co-participation, modelling, and setting rules and limits recognized as influential parenting practices. However, the bulk of parenting research has been conducted in families from high income countries (HICs) and little is known about the relationship between parenting practices and children's movement behaviors in LMIC communities. Therefore, the aims of this stud

SUBMITTER: Goncalves WSF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587598 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature