Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of toddlers and preschoolers in child care centres in Alberta, Canada

Kuzik, Nicholas; Clark, Dawne; Ogden, Nancy; Harber, Vicki J.; Carson, Valerie

doi:10.17269/cjph.106.4794

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“…Specifically, children in our study spent 63% of the time in childcare in sedentary activity and only 2% in MVPA, which is almost identical to the results of a study of preschoolers in Alberta, Canada, which found that participants spent 62% of their time in sedentary activity and 4% in MVPA (Kuzik et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…However, many preschoolers consume low amounts of vegetables and fruit, and excessive amounts of saturated fat and added sugars while in childcare centers (Ball et al, 2008;Copeland et al, 2013;Erinosho et al, 2013;Gubbels et al, 2014). Furthermore, despite opportunities for children to be active inside and outside, studies have consistently shown that sedentary time within childcare centers is typically high, while physical activity levels are typically very low, accumulating less than 20 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during an 8-hour day (Kuzik et al, 2015). …”

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“Monkey see, monkey do”: Peers' behaviors predict preschoolers' physical activity and dietary intake in childcare centers

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Bélanger

Donovan

et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine

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Preschoolers observe and imitate the behaviors of those who are similar to them. Therefore, peers may be important role models for preschoolers' dietary intake and physical activity in childcare centers. This study examined whether peers' behaviors predict change in preschoolers' dietary intake and physical activity in childcare centers over 9 months.A total of 238 preschoolers (3 to 5 years old) from 23 childcare centers in two Canadian provinces provided data at the beginning (October 2013 and 2014) and the end (June 2014 and 2015) of a 9-month period for this longitudinal study. Dietary intake was collected at lunch using weighed plate waste and digital photography on two consecutive weekdays. Physical activity was assessed using accelerometers over five days. Multilevel linear regressions were used to estimate the influence of peers' behaviors on preschoolers' change in dietary intake and physical activity over 9 months.Results showed that preschoolers whose dietary intake or physical activity level deviated the most from those of their peers at the beginning of the year demonstrated greater change in their intakes and activity levels over 9 months (all p values<0.05), which enabled them to become more similar to their peers. This study suggests that preschoolers' dietary intake and physical activity may be influenced by the behaviors of their peers in childcare centers. Since peers could play an important role in promoting healthy eating behaviors and physical activity in childcare centers, future studies should test interventions based on positive role modeling by children.4

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confidence: 99%

“Monkey see, monkey do”: Peers' behaviors predict preschoolers' physical activity and dietary intake in childcare centers

Ward

Bélanger

Donovan

et al. 2017

Preventive Medicine

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“…Our findings are consistent with those reported by Kuzik and colleagues [24], who objectively measured bouts of sedentary behavior in a sample of toddlers and preschoolers attending center-based child care in Alberta, Canada. In that study, sedentary behaviors over the child care day were accumulated primarily in short bouts, lasting 1 to 4 min, with almost no engagement in extended bouts lasting 15 min or longer.…”

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“…This study described the frequency and duration of sedentary bouts in children attending FCCHs in the northwestern region of the United States. Consistent with the results of studies conducted in center-based child care settings [24], children attending FCCHs accumulated very little sedentary time in long or extended bouts lasting more than 10 min. Children in the current study mostly accumulated sedentary time in short bouts (1-4 min).…”

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“…In that study, sedentary behaviors over the child care day were accumulated primarily in short bouts, lasting 1 to 4 min, with almost no engagement in extended bouts lasting 15 min or longer. On the basis of a standard 5.5 h child care day, Canadian children accumulated a total of 37 bouts of sedentary behavior lasting 1 to 4 min and a total of 5 bouts lasting 6 to 9 min [24]. In comparison, children participating in the current study accumulated, on average, 33 sedentary bouts lasting 1 to 4 min, and 3 bouts lasting 5 to 9 min.…”

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Patterns and Correlates of Sedentary Behavior in Children Attending Family Child Care

Chai

Rice-Mcneil

Trost

2020

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Public health authorities recommend young children should not be sedentary for more than one hour at a time. This study assessed the frequency and duration of sedentary bouts in children attending family child care homes (FCCHs); and examined associations with FCCH provider practices related to sedentary behaviors. Overall, 127 children (aged 3.5 ± 1.1 years) from 41 FCCHs participated in the study. Sedentary bouts were measured using an accelerometer worn for the duration of FCCHs attendance over a randomly selected week. Provider practices were assessed using the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care self-assessment instrument. Children attending FCCHs mostly accumulated short sedentary bouts (<5 min) with very few lasting more than 10 min. Boys exhibited significantly fewer sedentary bouts, and significantly less sedentary time in bouts than girls. Children attending FCCHs that met or exceeded childcare standards for outdoor active play, had portable play equipment, offered a variety of fixed play equipment, and/or adequate indoor play space exhibited significantly fewer sedentary bouts and significantly less sedentary time accumulated in short and medium length bouts. Programs encouraging FCCHs to adopt physical activity promoting practices could potentially reduce child sedentary time while in care.

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Physical activity and objectively assessed sleep in 6‐month‐old infants in Taiwan

Wang

Chen

Tung

et al. 2019

Research in Nursing & Health

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Adequate physical activity is associated with improved sleep in adults. Such associations, however, vary greatly across studies in pediatric populations, with no studies involving infants found in the literature. This prospective observational study was designed, therefore, to examine the association between physical activity and sleep patterns in infants. A total of 183 healthy infants aged 6 months wore an actigraph for 7 days to measure physical activity and sleep. Parents and caregivers completed a sleep-activity diary over the same period documenting the different types of infant activities. Daily mean time spent in screen-time-or-limited physical activity, including screen-based (e.g., watching television or other electronic devices) and nonscreen based activity (e.g., quiet play or restricted infant movement when carried by caregivers or seated in high chairs, swings, or bouncer seats), was 6.68 hr (SD = 1.99), which represented 47.50% of daytime waking hours (SD = 13.73). We found that 65 (35.5%) infants engaged in some screen time during the study, with 10 (5.5%) infants having an average daily screen time >30 min. In our multivariate linear regression model, more hours of screen-time-or-limited physical activity per day were significantly associated with a decrease in total daily 24 hr sleep duration (p < 0.01).Findings from our study suggest that reducing screen-time-or-limited physical activity might be an approach for promoting adequate sleep and lengthening infant daily sleep duration. K E Y W O R D Sactigraphy, infant, physical activity, sleep

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Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of toddlers and preschoolers in child care centres in Alberta, Canada

Cited by 26 publications

References 29 publications

“Monkey see, monkey do”: Peers' behaviors predict preschoolers' physical activity and dietary intake in childcare centers

“Monkey see, monkey do”: Peers' behaviors predict preschoolers' physical activity and dietary intake in childcare centers

Patterns and Correlates of Sedentary Behavior in Children Attending Family Child Care

Physical activity and objectively assessed sleep in 6‐month‐old infants in Taiwan

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