title: Impact of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' lifestyle programme on the activity- and diet-related parenting practices of fathers and mothers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to evaluate the impact of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' programme on fathers' and mothers' activity- and diet-related parenting practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  Overweight/obese fathers (n = 87) and their primary school-aged children (56% boys) were randomized to either (i) 7-week programme (n = 45) or (ii) control group (n = 42). The programme involved four sessions for fathers only and three for fathers/children. Mothers were not directly involved. Parenting practices of both fathers and mothers were measured using the parenting strategies for eating and activity scale at baseline and 14-week follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intention-to-treat analysis using linear mixed models revealed significant group-by-time effects for fathers' limit setting (P = 0.048, d = 0.36) and reinforcement for multiple lifestyle behaviours (P = 0.001, d = 0.79). No significant intervention effects were found for fathers' control, monitoring, discipline or mothers' parenting practices (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme had a positive impact on some parenting practices for fathers but not mothers.
authors: Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; School of Education, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
authors: A B
authors: AB
authors: Lloyd
authors: D R
authors: DR
authors: Lubans
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Plotnikoff
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016487:Parenting; D015397:Program Evaluation; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs
keywords: Children; intervention; obesity; parenting practices