The Intersection of ‘Outside’ Practices and Children’s Sedentary Behavior at Home

Abstract

Health concerns about sedentary behavior have brought attention to children's home lives, including research on the factors influencing children's sedentary behavior at home. These studies highlight the importance of home factors, namely the media-rich home environment and parental influences. This paper draws on the concept of 'porosity of the home' and practice theory to study how children's home-based sedentary behavior is affected by factors beyond the home. Based on observational and interview data with children and their families conducted in Gothenburg, Sweden, four main practices outside the home are identified as affecting home behaviors -digitalization at school, organized activities, family holidays, and socialization with peers. All of these are embedded in wider discourses affecting children's lives, suggesting that children's sedentary behavior at home

El juego infantil como herramienta para la coexistencia en el espacio doméstico

“…Se dejaron fuera de las prácticas del juego infantil en el hogar aquellos eventos relacionados con comportamientos sedentarios ya que estos se centran en construir la individualidad de los niños, como son el uso de dispositivos multimedia, la realización de las tareas de la escuela, el cuidado personal, etc. (Rathod, 2021).…”