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

Bibliographic Data

ID4591074
AuthorsSabine Parrish (0000-0001-6898-1835, City, University of London), Anna Lavis (0000-0002-1080-2512, University of Birmingham), Caroline M Potter (0000-0001-7128-968X, University of Oxford), Stanley Ulijaszek (0000-0001-6593-1103, University of Oxford), Paulina Nowicka (0000-0001-9707-8768, Uppsala University, corresponding author), K Eli (0000-0001-9132-8404, University of Oxford)
Year2022
Volume292
Pages114557
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114557
PMID34837829
OpenAlexW3213610726
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited46

Attending to the full spectrum of children's movements highlights how children's activities interlink with family routines, available indoor and outdoor spaces, and the intended uses of these spaces. These interplays between space, care, and physical activity enacted at the household level should inform an integrated, systems-level public health approach to increasing health and well-being for preschool-age children. Suggestions for improvement include coordinating policy development across multiple fields (e.g., housing design, urban planning) that structure the activities of children and their caregivers across 'home' and 'outside' spaces

Affordance · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Everyday life · Focus group · Grandparent · Perception · Physical activity · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology