Researchers at Oregon State University have confirmed what we knew all along - children in this country are increasingly sedentary, spending too much time sitting and looking at electronic screens.Stop the nutritional child abuse.
But it's not necessarily because of the newest gee-whiz gadgets - parents play a major factor in whether young children are on the move.
In two studies released online in a special issue of the journal Early Child Development and Care devoted to "Parental Influences of Childhood Obesity," OSU researchers examined how parenting style - whether a strict but loving parent or a less-involved and more permissive parent - was associated with sedentary behavior.
Overall, they found that children who had "neglectful" parents, or ones who weren't home often and self-reported spending less time with their kids, were getting 30 minutes more screen time on an average each week day.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Keeping Children Active Is More To Do With Parenting Than TV
More proof that bad parenting is to blame for fat kids. This is a form of nutritional child abuse.
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