Elise Rivera, Kylie D Hesketh, Liliana Orellana, Rachael Taylor, Valerie Carson, Jan M Nicholson, Lisa M Barnett, Marie Löf, Harriet Koorts, Denise Becker, Barbara Galland, Jo Salmon, Katherine L Downing
OBJECTIVES: Whether toddlers (1-2 years) meet 24-hour Movement Guidelines and how parental practices and perceptions are related to compliance are uncertain. This study: a) estimated the proportion of toddlers meeting individual and combined movement guidelines; and b) examined associations between parental perceptions/practices and toddlers' compliance with movement guidelines. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: Australian parents self-reported their parenting practices/perceptions (routines, co-participation, restrictions, concerns, knowledge) and toddlers' movement behaviours in the baseline assessment of Let's Grow (n=1145), a randomised controlled trial...
December 19, 2023: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport