Engaging with Health Programming in Head Start: Parents' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Forrest, Dara; Lee, Amy; Hegde, Archana V.; Dev, Dipti; Saum, Diana; McMillan, Valerie; Stage, Virginia C.
Titel	Engaging with Health Programming in Head Start: Parents' Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21 (2023) 3, S.355-368 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stage, Virginia C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X231175449
Schlagwörter	Eating Habits; Health Behavior; Physical Activity Level; Parent Attitudes; Preschool Children; Early Intervention; Barriers; Motivation; Social Services; Low Income Students; Federal Programs; Child Behavior; Parent Education; Parent Participation; Parent Child Relationship; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Elternverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Elternmitwirkung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore parents' common experiences with healthy eating and physical activity-focused (HE-PA) programming in one Head Start (HS) program (two centers) in eastern North Carolina (NC). Researchers conducted 13 in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews November 2017-May 2018. Participants were parents of preschool children (4-5 years) enrolled in HS. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Phenomenology was used to guide study design and analysis to identify themes. Researchers identified seven emergent themes within three categories: (1) strategies to facilitate engagement; (2) motivators for engagement; and (3) barriers to engagement. HS facilitated engagement through HE-PA focused programming. Parents reported they were motivated by self-interest and their children, but engagement was challenged by poor communication and socioeconomic barriers. HS programs may benefit from new strategies that help parents overcome barriers to making HE-PA a priority amongst competing priorities. Research is also needed to explore new methods of communication that align with parent-reported motivations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01