Feasibility and acceptability of an early childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from the healthy homes, healthy families pilot study.

Background: This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based early childhood obesity prevention intervention designed to empower low-income racially/ethnically diverse parents to modify their children's health behaviors.

Methods: We used a prospective design with pre-/posttest evaluation of 50 parent-child pairs (children aged 2 to 5 years) to examine potential changes in dietary, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors among children at baseline and four-month follow-up.

Results: 39 (78%) parent-child pairs completed evaluation data at 4-month follow-up.

Parental influences on television watching among children living on the Texas-Mexico border.

Purpose: We examined the association of parental television (TV) rules and compliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) recommendations of View Article and Find Full Text PDF