Head Start Children's Lifestyle Behaviors, Parental Perceptions of Weight, and Body Mass Index

Hudson, Cindy E.; Cherry, Donna J.; Ratcliffe, Sarah J.; McClellan, Lynx C.

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2008.04.006

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“…Prior research has illustrated that Head Start parents may have lower health literacy, be socially disadvantaged, and make fewer healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their children. For example, Hudson et al [8] conducted a study among Head Start parents and children and found that almost all the children ate less than the recommended serving of fruits and vegetables per day and that higher snack consumption was related to less active play per week. They also found that parents perceived their children to be at a healthier weight than was factual.…”

Section: The Head Start Programmentioning

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Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study

Fleary

Ettienne-Gittens

Heffer

2013

ISRN Preventive Medicine

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This paper examines Head Start parents' perceptions of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices and Head Start administrators' perceptions of the needs of parents they serve. To address the preventive health of the population, it is necessary that we explore perceptions, risks, and protective factors of preventive health. Focus groups were conducted with parents and administrators to elicit this information and to obtain suggestions for improving preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices among this group. Overall, nutrition and physical activity emerged as themes in parents' definition of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices. They further identified social support and education as major protective factors for engaging in preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices. Results of this study can be used to inform research and practice to develop interventions to increase preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices among low income families.

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Section: The Head Start Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study

Fleary

Ettienne-Gittens

Heffer

2013

ISRN Preventive Medicine

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“…1 Low-income children are more likely to be obese than their higher income counterparts, 2 and preschool children in Head Start (HS), who come from low-income families, are vulnerable to obesity. 3,4 …”

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Validity and Feasibility of a Digital Diet Estimation Method for Use with Preschool Children: A Pilot Study

Nicklas

O’Neil

Stuff

et al. 2012

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Objective The goal of the study was to assess the validity and feasibility of a digital diet estimation method for use with preschool children in Head Start. Methods Preschool children and their caregivers participated in validation (n = 22) and feasibility (n = 24) pilot studies. Validity was determined in the metabolic research unit using actual gram weight measurements as the reference method. Feasibility of using the digital diet estimation method was determined in Head Start and in the home by assessing 3 separate lunch and dinner meals. Results The average correlation between estimated weights and actual weights was 0.96 (P < .001), and the average mean difference was 10.6 g. The digital diet estimates were 5% lower than the actual weights. Conclusions and Implications The digital diet estimation method may be a valid and feasible method for assessing food intake of preschool children.

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“…A study by Sealy [6] showed how food choices of parents and children are closely connected with culturally-determined eating habits. Caribbean participants differ from both African American and Puerto Rican participants in their attitudes and practices regarding food [6,7,8]. …”

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Childhood Obesity among Puerto Rican Children: Discrepancies Between Child’s and Parent’s Perception of Weight Status

Rivera-Soto

Rodríguez-Figueroa

2012

IJERPH

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Public concern about childhood obesity and associated health problems calls for the identification of modifiable factors that could halt this epidemic. Parental perceptions of their children’s weight status could be associated to how parents influence children’s eating patterns. We aimed to identify the perceptions Puerto Rican parents have of their children’s weight and children’s own perceptions of weight status as compared to real weight. A cross sectional survey was performed in a representative sample of 1st–6th grade students. Only half of the children correctly identified their weight, and only 62.4% of the parents correctly classified their children’s weight. Most obese/overweight children did not perceive themselves as such. Almost half of obese/overweight children were identified by the parents as normal weight while over half of the underweight children were perceived by their parents at normal weight. More girls than boys perceived themselves as obese/overweight and more parents of girls than of boys perceived them as such. Higher-educated parents were better at recognizing overweight/obesity among their children compared to less-educated parents. This study suggests an influence of parents’ SES characteristics on their perceptions of children’s weight status as well as on children’s own perceptions of their weight status.

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Head Start Children's Lifestyle Behaviors, Parental Perceptions of Weight, and Body Mass Index

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study

Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study

Validity and Feasibility of a Digital Diet Estimation Method for Use with Preschool Children: A Pilot Study

Childhood Obesity among Puerto Rican Children: Discrepancies Between Child’s and Parent’s Perception of Weight Status

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