Purpose: This study was designed to determine mothers' perceptions and concerns about their preschool children's weight.
Design And Method: This descriptive survey was carried out with mothers of 4- to 6-year-old children attending preschool.
Results: The prevalence of overweight among preschool children was 25.4%, but 73.3% of mothers of overweight children did not think that their children were overweight. Only 12.8% of mothers were concerned about their children being currently overweight; 8.1% worried that their children would become overweight.
Practice Implications: Understanding parental views about their children's weight is a key step for designing effective prevention strategies.
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