Using Family Backpacks as a Tool to Involve Families in Teaching Young Children about Healthy Eating

Autor/inn/en	Hong, Jisoo; Bales, Diane W.; Wallinga, Charlotte R.
Titel	Using Family Backpacks as a Tool to Involve Families in Teaching Young Children about Healthy Eating
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 46 (2018) 2, S.209-221 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-017-0848-8
Schlagwörter	Child Health; Teaching Methods; Obesity; Health Promotion; Preschool Children; Eating Habits; Prevention; Early Childhood Education; Family Involvement; Food; Experiential Learning; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Learning Activities; Parent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Adipositas; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lebensmittel; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Lernaktivität; Elternverhalten
Abstract	Children's obesity rates have increased substantially over the past several decades, due in part to unhealthy eating habits. About 75% of preschool-aged children consume fewer fruits and vegetables than recommended for health. Because children begin developing eating habits during early childhood, obesity prevention programs are increasingly targeting young children in early childhood education (ECE) settings and are involving their families in teaching about healthy eating. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the effectiveness of a family involvement activity known as the family backpack in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among 4- and 5-year-old children and their parents through hands-on activities that encourage them to explore and discuss fruits and vegetables at home. Forty-two families (22 experimental, 20 control) participated in the study. Families received a family backpack from their child's ECE teacher and completed activities with their child at home during a specific week. Experimental-group backpacks contained a children's book and three activities to encourage parent-child discussion about fruits and vegetables; control-group backpacks contained an unrelated book and activities. Children's and parents' fruit and vegetable consumption and frequency of serving fruits and vegetables at home were assessed using parent self-report surveys before and after completing backpack activities. Parents in the experimental group, but not the control group, reported increases in their own and their children's fruit and vegetable consumption after completing family backpack activities. Family backpacks show promise as a tool for early childhood educators to help families reinforce and expand children's learning and encourage healthy eating habits at home. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01