, 2016 ). Yet, it is rare for sport studies research to focus on father-child interactions and their implications for health and father-child relationships ( Coakley, 2011 ; Kay, 2006 ; Messner & Musto, 2014 ). This is surprising, considering the unique and central role of sports interactions as part
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Father-Child Sports Participation and Outdoor Activities: Patterns and Implications for Health and Father-Child Relationships
Chris Knoester and Theo Randolph
Distinct Methods for Assessing Compliance With a Physical Activity Guideline for Children in Preschools
Connie L. Tompkins, Erin K. Shoulberg, Lori E. Meyer, Caroline P. Martin, Marissa Dennis, Allison Krasner, and Betsy Hoza
rural areas to participate in a larger study examining the impact of participation in a PA curriculum on child development and behavioral outcomes. A total of 207 preschool students from 15 different classrooms consented to participate in the larger study. Data were collected in 3 different cohorts and
Gait Initiation of New Walkers and the Adult’s Role in Regulating Directionality of the Child’s Body Motion
Wen-Hao Hsu, Evelyn J. Park, Daniel L. Miranda, Hani M. Sallum, Conor J. Walsh, and Eugene C. Goldfield
Children taking their first steps are usually assisted by an adult providing postural support. Such support may typically be thought of as keeping the child from falling. However, the opportunity for the child to actively explore the forces acting on the body during standing body sway may be an
A Systematic Approach to Interpreting the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Pediatrics
Marco Van Brussel, Bart C. Bongers, Erik H.J. Hulzebos, Marcella Burghard, and Tim Takken
, and encouraging young children is vital for valid exercise testing. There are a number of CPET protocols, and many exercise laboratories use their own standardized tests. When the child’s performance is compared with reference values, it is necessary to standardize the CPET protocol to match the
Physical Activity Coparticipation Among Parent–Young-Child Dyads
Deirdre Dlugonski, Katrina D. DuBose, Christine M. Habeeb, and Patrick Rider
children (aged 2–5 y). Parents are influential in a young child’s life and can serve as positive role models for engaging in physical activity. Yet, parent physical activity—sometimes defined as parental role modeling—is not consistently associated with child physical activity ( 10 , 19 – 21 , 33
Associations Between Parent-Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Encouragement and Child Outdoor Physical Activity Among Low-Income Children
Nicole E. Nicksic, Meliha Salahuddin, Nancy F. Butte, and Deanna M. Hoelscher
Physical activity (PA) has multiple benefits for child and adolescent health. Increasing PA can decrease the risk of developing chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, increase life expectancy, and enhance mental well-being. 1 Importantly, PA can prevent obesity through
An App to Assess Young Children’s Perceptions of Movement Competence
Lisa M. Barnett and Owen Makin
Competence and Social Acceptance of Young Children ( Harter & Pike, 1984 ) it is picture based. Children are shown a good and a poor picture of a child performing a movement skill. They choose one picture which they believe is most like them and then they are asked by an interviewer (if they chose the ‘good
Investigating the Association Between Child Television Viewing and Measured Child Adiposity Outcomes in a Large Nationally Representative Sample of New Zealanders: A Cross-Sectional Study
Matthew Hobbs, Stuart J.H. Biddle, Andrew P. Kingsnorth, Lukas Marek, Melanie Tomintz, Jesse Wiki, John McCarthy, Malcolm Campbell, and Simon Kingham
several moderating factors 13 , 14 ; these include child-related factors such as physical activity, diet, and social and environmental factors. The latter might include parental behaviors (eg, their own sedentary behavior); health status (eg, parental obesity); influence (eg, family rules for sedentary
Improving the Physical Activity and Outdoor Play Environment of Family Child Care Homes in Nebraska Through Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care
Danae Dinkel, Dipti Dev, Yage Guo, Emily Hulse, Zainab Rida, Ami Sedani, and Brian Coyle
Early childhood is a critical time period for developing physical activity behaviors. 1 During this time, ∼74% of all 3- to 6-year-old children in the United States are in some form of nonparental care, and children 3 years old and younger spend an average of 29 hours per week in child care with a
The Day-Level Association Between Child Care Attendance and 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Preschool-Aged Children
Hannah Parker, Sarah Burkart, Layton Reesor-Oyer, Lauren von Klinggraeff, Christopher D. Pfledderer, Elizabeth Adams, Robert G. Weaver, Michael W. Beets, and Bridget Armstrong
movement behaviors (eg, sex and income), which does little to provide information about a child’s movement behaviors on any given day 4 - 6 or provide direction for possible intervention targets. Therefore, we need information about the potentially modifiable, day-level predictors of 24-hour movement
