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Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England
Few studies have documented the food and physical activity (PA) environments of childcare settings caring for children <24 months of age, although they may be key contributors to developing child PA and diet patterns. We used an adapted Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation tool to as...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35955058 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159702 |
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author | Risica, Patricia Markham Karpowicz, Jacqueline M. von Ash, Tayla Gans, Kim M. Stowers, Kristen Cooksey Tovar, Alison |
author_facet | Risica, Patricia Markham Karpowicz, Jacqueline M. von Ash, Tayla Gans, Kim M. Stowers, Kristen Cooksey Tovar, Alison |
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description | Few studies have documented the food and physical activity (PA) environments of childcare settings caring for children <24 months of age, although they may be key contributors to developing child PA and diet patterns. We used an adapted Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation tool to assess the food and activity environments for infants and toddlers in childcare centers (n = 21) and family childcare homes (FCCH) (n = 20) and explored differences by childcare type. Many similarities were found between childcare site types; however, centers used more recommended feeding practices than FCCH (e.g., 100% of center providers talked with toddlers about feelings of hunger or fullness compared to 18% of family childcare providers (FCCP), p < 0.01). Differences in non-recommended feeding practices (e.g., spoon feeding, bottle propping and encouraging unhealthy foods) were mixed between childcare types. Toddlers in centers spent more time playing at higher PA levels than those in FCCH (61 vs. 13 min, p < 0.001). Screen time was observed in FCCH, but not in centers. Differences between childcare types may indicate differential influences on infant and toddler feeding and PA behaviors, which could predict disparate obesity risk. Future research should further observe these behaviors in a larger sample of centers and FCCH to inform childcare interventions and policies. |
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spelling | pubmed-93678512022-08-12 Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England Risica, Patricia Markham Karpowicz, Jacqueline M. von Ash, Tayla Gans, Kim M. Stowers, Kristen Cooksey Tovar, Alison Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Few studies have documented the food and physical activity (PA) environments of childcare settings caring for children <24 months of age, although they may be key contributors to developing child PA and diet patterns. We used an adapted Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation tool to assess the food and activity environments for infants and toddlers in childcare centers (n = 21) and family childcare homes (FCCH) (n = 20) and explored differences by childcare type. Many similarities were found between childcare site types; however, centers used more recommended feeding practices than FCCH (e.g., 100% of center providers talked with toddlers about feelings of hunger or fullness compared to 18% of family childcare providers (FCCP), p < 0.01). Differences in non-recommended feeding practices (e.g., spoon feeding, bottle propping and encouraging unhealthy foods) were mixed between childcare types. Toddlers in centers spent more time playing at higher PA levels than those in FCCH (61 vs. 13 min, p < 0.001). Screen time was observed in FCCH, but not in centers. Differences between childcare types may indicate differential influences on infant and toddler feeding and PA behaviors, which could predict disparate obesity risk. Future research should further observe these behaviors in a larger sample of centers and FCCH to inform childcare interventions and policies. MDPI 2022-08-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9367851/ /pubmed/35955058 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159702 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Risica, Patricia Markham Karpowicz, Jacqueline M. von Ash, Tayla Gans, Kim M. Stowers, Kristen Cooksey Tovar, Alison Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England |
title | Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England |
title_full | Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England |
title_fullStr | Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England |
title_full_unstemmed | Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England |
title_short | Feeding and Activity Environments for Infants and Toddlers in Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes in Southeastern New England |
title_sort | feeding and activity environments for infants and toddlers in childcare centers and family childcare homes in southeastern new england |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35955058 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159702 |
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