Background Healthcare professionals have called for direction on how best to communicate
about weight‐related topics with children and families. Established scoping review …

Background Healthcare professionals are ideally placed to discuss weight management
with children and families to treat and prevent childhood obesity. The aim of this review was …

Background Health care professionals play a critical role in preventing and managing
childhood obesity, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recently stressed the importance …

Background Little is known about parent and adolescent motivations for engaging in weight
communication. Objectives To assess parent and adolescent motivations for engaging in, or …

Background Early intervention and conversation about a child's weight may offer an
important chance of success in reducing weight and implementing a healthier lifestyle. This …

Introduction Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges.
However, obesity and its consequences are largely preventable. As parents play an …

Background Approximately 2/3 of parents talk about body weight with their children, which
can include negative comments that have adverse health implications for youth. Objectives …

Background: With high rates of adolescent obesity, many parents are talking to adolescents
about their body weight. Parental “weight talk” is linked with adverse health behaviors in …

Critical weight communication between parents and their adolescent children is prevalent
and harmful. However, research on adolescent perspectives about parental weight …

Background This study aimed to canvass the nature of adolescent-parent interactions about
weight, particularly overweight, and to explore ideas of how to foster supportive discussions …