scholarly journals Young Children’s Screen Time and Physical Activity: Perspectives of Parents and Early Care and Education Center Providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 2333794X1986585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Joseph ◽  
Chelsea L. Kracht ◽  
Jessica St. Romain ◽  
Andrew T. Allen ◽  
Caroline Barbaree ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Environmental Influences ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Early Care

Early care and education (ECE) providers and parents can facilitate physical activity (PA) and reduce screen time in preschoolers. Input from caregivers on barriers and facilitators of PA and screen time is needed to comprehensively address these behaviors and promote children’s health. Four focus groups (3 parent and 1 ECE provider) were conducted. Thematic analysis was performed to identify themes and subthemes. Twenty-eight caregivers (21 parents and 7 ECE providers) participated. Caregivers reported responsibility for modeling and shaping children’s PA and screen time. Parents felt that a busy lifestyle was a PA barrier and encouraged screen time. ECE providers were concerned about certain environmental influences on PA. The groups differed in their view of screen time as either entertainment (parents) or educational (providers). Both types of caregivers were unaware of PA or screen time guidelines. Investigation into opportunities to utilize screen time to serve priorities of both caregivers and promote child PA are needed.

Screen Time, Physical Activity, and Overweight in U.S. Youth: National Survey of Children's Health 2003

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan B. Sisson ◽  
Stephanie T. Broyles ◽  
Birgitta L. Baker ◽  
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health

scholarly journals Screen-Time Policies and Practices in Early Care and Education Centers in Relationship to Child Physical Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda E. Staiano ◽  
Elizabeth Kipling Webster ◽  
Andrew T. Allen ◽  
Amber R. Jarrell ◽  
Corby K. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Child Physical Activity ◽  
Policies And Practices

Early Care and Education Teacher’s Role in Obesity Prevention and Healthy Development of Young American Indian Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea L. Kracht ◽  
Susan B. Sisson ◽  
Devon Walker ◽  
Kelly Kerr ◽  
Lancer Stephens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Indian Children

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of how stakeholders, specifically early care and education (ECE) teachers, perceive their role in the development of young American Indian children, and envision working with health care providers and parents in order to enhance children’s health. Methodology: Twenty tribally affiliated ECE teachers from Oklahoma participated in interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted, and three main themes, each with two to three subthemes, emerged. Results: Teachers felt that nutrition and physical activity were important to children’s health. Teachers had little professional interaction with health care providers but desired more. Parental empowerment was conveyed as essential to actualize positive changes in their child’s behavior. Discussion: Teachers of tribally affiliated ECE centers are important stakeholders in promoting the health and well-being of young American Indian children. Additional efforts are needed to more effectively integrate teachers and nurses in order to create effective interventions. We propose a stakeholder partnership to guide the development of future interventions.

Obesity Prevention in the Early Care and Education Setting: Successful Initiatives across a Spectrum of Opportunities

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (S2) ◽  
pp. 8-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith A. Reynolds ◽  
Caree Jackson Cotwright ◽  
Barbara Polhamus ◽  
Allison Gertel-Rosenberg ◽  
Debbie Chang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Practice Recommendations

The Early Care and Education (ECE) track presentations from CDC’s Weight of the Nation (WON) 2012 conference showcased innovative national, state, and community obesity prevention efforts. The track was organized around CDC’s “Spectrum of Opportunities” for obesity prevention in ECE (the Spectrum; Table 1), which outlines a common set of opportunities that can enhance the ECE environment with respect to nutrition, breastfeeding support, physical activity, and screen time — all important areas for obesity prevention targeting young children. Participants discussed the opportunities on the spectrum that had been pursued, the obesity prevention standards and best practices that had been the emphasis of their efforts, and common steps for developing, implementing, and evaluating initiatives. This paper provides background information on why ECE is an important component of any jurisdiction’s obesity prevention efforts, references for the primary national reports offering standards and best practice recommendations, an introduction to the Spectrum, and brief summaries of the WON ECE track presentations.

scholarly journals Obesity prevention in early care and education: a comparison of licensing regulations across Canadian provinces and territories

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-373
Author(s):  
Kelsey A Vercammen ◽  
Johannah M Frelier ◽  
Mary Kathryn Poole ◽  
Erica L Kenney
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Maximum Score ◽  
Time Standards ◽  
Canadian Provinces

Abstract Background Early care and education (ECE) settings represent an important point of intervention for childhood obesity prevention efforts. The objective of this paper was to compare ECE licensing regulations for each Canadian province/territory to evidence-based, obesity prevention standards. Methods Two authors reviewed existing ECE regulations for each province/territory and examined whether the regulatory text supported standards for nutrition (n = 11), physical activity (n = 5) and screen time (n = 4). Provinces/territories were evaluated on the strength of regulatory language for each standard (i.e. fully, partially, or not addressed) and a total comprehensiveness score (maximum score of 20). ECE centres and homes were examined separately. Results The majority of provinces/territories required providers to follow Canada’s Food Guide, but few had regulations for specific foods or beverages. Most provinces/territories included standards related to written menus and drinking water, but the strength of these standards was weak. Many provinces/territories required physical activity and outdoor opportunities to be provided daily, but few included a time requirement. Only two provinces included any screen time standards. Total comprehensiveness scores averaged 5.7 for centres and 5.4 for homes. Conclusions Canadian provinces/territories have insufficient obesity prevention regulations in ECE settings, highlighting a potential point of intervention to prevent obesity.

Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Education Programs

Updated set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The new Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education, 2nd ed. is the new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The standards are for all types of early care and education settings - centers and family child care homes. These updated standards will be a part of the new comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition.

scholarly journals Blending Indigenous Sharing Circle and Western Focus Group Methodologies for the Study of Indigenous Children’s Health: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110151
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Hunt ◽  
Nancy L. Young
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Community Advisory Board ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Sharing Circles

The primary objective of this systematic review was to investigate how Western focus groups and Indigenous sharing circles have been blended for the study of Indigenous children’s health. The secondary objective of this study was to propose recommendations for adapting focus groups to include elements of sharing circles. This systematic review was conducted using a systematic search of original research articles published between 2009 and 2020 that (a) focused on North American Indigenous children’s health and (b) used group-based qualitative methods including focus groups and sharing circles. Each of the articles was screened for relevance and quality. The methods sections were reviewed, subjected to qualitative content analysis, and codes were analyzed to identify common themes and synthesize results. We identified 29 articles, most of which followed a community-based participatory research approach. In these publications, most included a community advisory board, ethics approval was obtained, and in some cases, community members were included as research assistants. There was evidence that sharing circles and focus group methods had been blended in the recent Indigenous children’s health literature. This was particularly apparent in the authors’ approaches to recruitment, location, facilitation techniques, question format and reimbursement. Several groups have published results that describe approaches that successfully incorporated aspects of Indigenous sharing circles into Western focus groups, thus establishing a research method that is culturally safe and appropriate for the study of Indigenous children’s health.

scholarly journals Development of a hybrid sleep and physical activity improvement intervention for adults with osteoarthritis-related pain and sleep disturbance: a focus group study with potential users

2021 ◽  
pp. 204946372110260
Author(s):  
Daniel Whibley ◽  
Kevin Stelfox ◽  
Alasdair L Henry ◽  
Nicole KY Tang ◽  
Anna L Kratz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Intervention Component ◽  
Beneficial Impact ◽  
Improvement Intervention

Objective: Suboptimal sleep and physical activity are common among people living with osteoarthritis (OA) and simultaneous improvements in both may have a beneficial impact on pain. This study aimed to gather perspectives of people living with OA on important aspects to incorporate in a hybrid sleep and physical activity improvement intervention for OA pain management. Design: Qualitative study using two rounds of two focus groups. Setting and participants: Focus groups were conducted with adults living with OA-related chronic pain and sleep disturbances. Eighteen people attended focus groups in January 2020 and, of these, 16 attended subsequent focus groups in February 2020. Methods: Discussion at the first round of focus groups informed generation of prototype intervention materials that were shared, discussed and refined at the second round of focus groups. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes and sub-themes from the data. Results: Three themes, each with three sub-themes, were identified: facilitators of engagement with the intervention (sub-themes: motivational language, accountability and education); barriers to engagement (sub-themes: suboptimal interaction with healthcare practitioners, recording behaviour as burdensome/disruptive and uncertainty about technique) and characteristics of a physical activity intervention component (sub-themes: tailored, sustainable and supported). Conclusion: We have identified important aspects to incorporate into the design and delivery of a hybrid sleep and physical activity improvement intervention for OA pain management. Insights will be incorporated into intervention materials and protocols, with feasibility and acceptability assessed in a future study.

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