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How active can preschoolers be at home? Parents' and grandparents' perceptions of children's day-to-day activity, with implications for physical activity policy

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  • Parrish, Sabine
  • Lavis, Anna
  • Potter, Caroline M.
  • Ulijaszek, Stanley
  • Nowicka, Paulina
  • Eli, Karin

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The importance of physical activity in early childhood for establishing long-term health is well understood, yet with the exception of recent WHO guidelines, public health initiatives rarely focus on children below school age. Moreover, little is known about how domestic spaces and day-to-day caring activities influence preschool-age children's physical activity. To examine this, we explore caregivers' perceptions of young children's activities within and outside the home, and we consider how lived experiences of caregiving align (or not) with current physical activity policy.

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  • Parrish, Sabine & Lavis, Anna & Potter, Caroline M. & Ulijaszek, Stanley & Nowicka, Paulina & Eli, Karin, 2022. "How active can preschoolers be at home? Parents' and grandparents' perceptions of children's day-to-day activity, with implications for physical activity policy," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:292:y:2022:i:c:s0277953621008893
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114557
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