Shared responsibility to increase physical activity Flashcards
(43 cards)
what needs to be done to get Canadian kids moving?
family support has been shown to be positively associated with children’s PA levels
what has been effective at improving PA levels in children and youth
family based interventions
how a family moves has a
direct impact on the children in the family
what families can do to help their children moving
can facilitate PA by encouraging, watching, role modeling, co-participating, and attending PA events
another way families can help their children move
prioritize PA and incorporate it into daily routines
what can families create a mindset of
where being active wont have to be a choice for canadian children and youth, it will become second nature
what is parent’s PA directly associated with
that of their children’s
how is parent’s PA associated with that of their children’s
each additional 20 mins of moderate to vigorous PA by parent is associated with an additional 5 mins in their child’s daily PA
connection is clear: more families move
the more children and youth move
what is on the rise
family screen time
in 2019, 52% of parents said they spend too much time on their mobile device, up from 29% in 2016
what is the proportion of children and youth who thought a parent was addicted to their mobile devices
and wished their parent would get off their device was increase from 28% in 2016 to 39% in 2019
what is children and youth’s screen time on
a sharp incline
stats for children and youth owning phone
by age 11, over half (53%) of children have their own smart phone, and this increased to 69% by age 12
what can parents do to make it more likely to follow through and support their child’s healthy movement behaviours
make specific plans (how, when, where)
as children age, their families provide
less support for movement behaviours however parental support remains extremely important in supporting these bahaviours in children and youth
what diminishes as children age with parental support
everything about the influence is diminishing but still within the influence is still there
what interventions are generally effective at improving PA
family-based interventions
what interventions are generally not effective at increasing PA
screen time interventions to increase PA is less conclusive
what is not effective about screen time interventions
providing families with educational materials about reducing screen time, without providing additional intervention components, may not be effective in changing child and youth PA behaviours
why is information not enough in terms of changing behaviour
need something more intentional in which we’re creating scenarios to reduce or increase something
what does current evidence supports
using interventions that focus on self-regulatory approaches (e.g., planning, setting goals) and involve the whole family
what is purpose of social ecological model
expand beyond initiatives that exclusively target individual behaviours
what is the social ecological model
expands our thinking beyond the individual through a series of circles within circles
what are inside the cirlces
policy and procedure considerations
environmental considerations
social considerations
individual considerations
more children, more active, more often