BACKGROUND Little is known about preschool parents' cognitions, barriers, supports and modeling of key obesogenic behaviors, including breakfast, fruit and vegetable consumption, sugary beverage intake, feeding practices, portion sizes, active playtime, reduced screen-time, sleep and selection of child-care centers with characteristics that promote healthy behaviors. METHODS Thus, the purpose...

background : obesity and over weight is one of the causes of threatening children's present and future life. one of the factors that cause this problem is parents' attitude toward preschool children's nutritional patterns. education can improve the parents’ attitude and prevents from this big issue. this study aimed to assess changes in mother's attitude and behavioral intention using intention...

a comparative study between two methods of health   education on mother's knowledge about child training in   urmia health center in 2003.     amirzadeh n [1] , khalilzadeh h [2] , amirzadeh j [3]     abstract:   introduction: the future of every society depends on its children. today, parents (especially mothers) must challenge for their care, training, and socialization. parents most be ...

This study investigated 86 Latino parents' intentions to communicate about sexuality issues with their children. They reported on their history of sexuality education, when they would first discuss sexuality-related topics, and their perceived effectiveness of each topic. Compared with a sample of Caucasian parents, Latino parents intended to discuss sexual abuse/molestation at an earlier age, ...

Introduction: The family of each hearing-impaired child has its own cultural, social, educational, and financial background, and its own special needs. The objectives of our study were to explore the information and support needs of parents of children with severe-to-profound hearing impairment and to investigate the effects of the parents’ level of education and economic status on the score at...

BACKGROUND In Thailand, rapid increases in economic prosperity have been accompanied by erosion of traditional cultural and religious values and by negative effects on sexual health of young people. We investigated knowledge, attitudes, norms, and values of teenagers, parents, teachers, and policymakers in relation to sex and sex education in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a view to informing sex e...

BACKGROUND Cycle accidents are a common cause of physical injury in children and adolescents. Education is one strategy to reduce cycle-related injuries. In the UK, some children undertake National Cycle Proficiency Scheme [NCPS] training (now known as Bikeability) in their final years of primary school. It aims to promote cycling and safe cycling behaviours but there has been little scientific...