Parent-child interactions and obesity prevention: a systematic review of the literature

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-174

  Skouteris, Helen ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a   Milgrom, Jeannette ^b   Baur, Louise A ^c   Aksan, Nazan ^d   Dell'Aquila, Daniela ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; mutually responsive orientation; parent child interactions; public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855431689     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2010.548606     Document Type: Review

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