As researchers continue to analyze the role of parenting both in the development of childhood @entity2973 and in @entity28 prevention, studies of @entity1 nutrition and growth are detailing the ways in which parents affect their @entity1 's development of food- and activity-related behaviors. Ana Lindsay, Katarina Sussner, Juhee Kim, and Steven Gortmaker argue that interventions aimed at preventing childhood @entity2973 and @entity28 should involve parents as important forces for change in their @entity1 's behaviors. The authors begin by reviewing evidence on how parents can help their @entity1 develop and maintain healthful eating and physical activity habits, thereby ultimately helping prevent childhood @entity2973 and @entity28 . They show how important it is for parents to understand how their roles in preventing @entity28 change as their @entity1 move through critical developmental periods, from before birth and through adolescence. They point out that researchers, policymakers, and practitioners should also make use of such information to develop more effective interventions and educational programs that address @entity28 right where it starts-at home. The authors review research evaluating school-based @entity28 -prevention interventions that include components targeted at parents. Although much research has been done on how parents shape their @entity1 's eating and physical activity habits, surprisingly few high-quality data exist on the effectiveness of such programs. The authors call for more programs and cost-effectiveness studies aimed at improving parents' ability to shape healthful eating and physical activity behaviors in their @entity1 . The authors conclude that preventing and controlling @entity28 will require multifaceted and community-wide programs and policies, with parents having a critical role to play. Successful intervention efforts, they argue, must involve and work directly with parents from the earliest stages of @entity1 development to support healthful practices both in and outside of the home.

The role of parents in preventing XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'child'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['childhood obesity', 'obesity'] @entity2973 :: ('MESH:D050177', 'Disease') :: ['overweight']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['childhood obesity']
