Examining Constructs of Parental Reflective Motivation towards Reducing Unhealthy Food Provision to Young Children

Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children.

OBJECTIVE To determine what factors are associated with parental motivation to change body weight in overweight children. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Dunedin, New Zealand. SUBJECTS Two hundred and seventy-one children aged 4-8 years, recruited in primary and secondary care, were identified as overweight (BMI ≥ 85th percentile) after screening. Parents completed questionnaires on...

Baby Altruists? Examining the Complexity of Prosocial Motivation in Young Children

The contributions of these studies to our understanding of early prosocial motivation are discussed in the context of the broader research literature in this field. We consider first whether different forms of prosocial behavior (e.g., helping, sharing, and empathic assistance) reflect a core prosocial disposition in the early years. The methodological challenges of assessing prosocial behavior...

The Effectiveness of Family Life Education in Reducing parental stress of Mothers Mentally Retarded Children

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Parental Attitude towards the Provision of Nonsurgical Oral Health Care to Children with Oral Clefts: An Epidemiological Survey

AIM To evaluate the attitudes of parents of 3 to 8 years old children with cleft lip and palate towards the provision of pediatric dental health care and assess the experience of dentistry in general dental practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was distributed to parents of 100 children in the age group of 3 to 8 years old with cleft lip and palate who visited the cleft lip and pala...

Styles of Infant Feeding: Parental/Caretaker Control of Food Consumption in Young Children