True, media violence is not likely to turn an otherwise fine child into a violent criminal. But,
just as every cigarette one smokes increases a little bit the likelihood of a lung tumor …

Background Children in households of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to
be overweight/obese. We aimed to determine if home physical activity (PA) environments …

Parenting behaviors are known to have a major impact on childhood obesity but it has
proven difficult to isolate the specific mechanism of influence. The present study uses …

Objective: Sleep duration has been related to overweight in children, but determinants of
sleep duration are unclear. The aims were to investigate the association between sleep …

There is an absence of studies exploring the relationship between parental style and
sedentary behaviour in preschool-aged children. Given the link between parenting style and …

Background Many children do not engage in sufficient levels of physical activity (PA) and
spend too much time screen-viewing (SV). High levels of SV (eg watching TV, playing video …