Parents report intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental barriers to supporting healthy eating and physical activity among their preschoolers

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 338-346

  Dwyer, John ^a   Needham, Lisa ^b   Simpson, Janis Randall ^a   Heeney, Elizabeth Shaver ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health Ontario   (Canada)

^c City Hamilton Social Pub Hlth S   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Childcare; Nutrition; Physical activity; Preschool; Social ecological model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEATHER;

CHILD; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEATHER;

EID: 41649089739     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-195     Document Type: Article

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