We know that childhood obesity and
obesity has become a global concern. The
largest concern is in the United States.
There are major factors that come into play with concerns of
obesity. Some of these being socioeconomic
status and ethnicity combined with family dynamics. Parents play the primary role in their child’s
eating behaviors and activities that they get involved in. Meaning our children's obesiity struggles begin with us, the parents, in the microsystem. Our children are effectedd by the family and how the parents are feeding their children, then also by the activity level the children have been raise to live at.
The following article talks about
and examines the
parental role in the development of childhood obesity. It also targets and identifies
implications for health programs and policies. Parental restriction and
pressure to eat certain foods were both found to be inversely related to a child's weight status. Parent's role
in promoting activity was infrequently addressed.
Danford, C. A., Schultz, C. M., & Marvicsin, D.
(2015). Parental roles in the development of obesity in children: challenges
and opportunities. Research & Reports In Biology, 639-53.
doi:10.2147/RRB.S75369
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