Impact of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' lifestyle programme on the activity‐ and diet‐related parenting practices of fathers and mothers. Issue 6 (1st July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lloyd, A. B.; Lubans, D. R.; Plotnikoff, R. C.; Morgan, P. J.
• Is Part Of: Pediatric obesity. Volume 9:Issue 6(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: e149
• Page End: e155
• Publication Date: 2014-07-01
• Subjects: Children -- intervention -- obesity -- parenting practices; Obesity in children -- Periodicals; Obesity in adolescence -- Periodicals; Obesity -- Periodicals; Overweight children -- Periodicals; 618.92398
• DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.248
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1747-7174

Abstract

Summary: Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the impact of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' programme on fathers' and mothers' activity‐ and diet‐related parenting practices. Methods: Overweight/obese fathers ( n = 87) and their primary school‐aged children (56% boys) were randomized to either (i) 7‐week programme ( n = 45) or (ii) control group ( n = 42). The programme involved four sessions for fathers only and three for fathers/children. Mothers were not directly involved. Parenting practices of both fathers and mothers were measured using the parenting strategies for eating and activity scale at baseline and 14‐week follow‐up. Results: Intention‐to‐treat analysis using linear mixed models revealed significant group‐by‐time effects for fathers' limit setting ( P = 0.048, d = 0.36) and reinforcement for multiple lifestyle behaviours ( P = 0.001, d = 0.79). No significant intervention effects were found for fathers' control, monitoring, discipline or mothers' parenting practices ( P > 0.05). Conclusions: The Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme had a positive impact on some parenting practices for fathers but not mothers.