Feasibility and benefits of a parent-focused preschool child obesity intervention

American Journal of Public Health
Elizabeth McGarveyDavid E Suttle

Abstract

This field study tested the feasibility and benefits of a program to promote 6 targeted parental behaviors to prevent obesity in children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Two WIC sites participated in a nonrandomized, controlled 1-year prospective study to assess parents' self-reported behavior changes. Statistical analyses of preintervention and postintervention assessments of parental behavior demonstrated significant changes in 2 behaviors: frequency of offering the child water and frequency of engaging in active play with the child. In both cases, the intervention proved effective in increasing the desired behavior. The findings demonstrate the feasibility of changing parental behaviors through multidimensional education in a WIC clinic setting.

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