Big Impact on Small Children: Child-Care Providers' Perceptions of Their Role in Early Childhood Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours

Autor/inn/en	Sisson, Susan B.; Smith, Chelsea L.; Cheney, Marshall
Titel	Big Impact on Small Children: Child-Care Providers' Perceptions of Their Role in Early Childhood Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 23 (2017) 2, S.162-180 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2017.1299111
Schlagwörter	Child Caregivers; Child Care Centers; Interviews; Qualitative Research; Coding; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Role; Family Environment; Educational Environment; Physical Activities; Eating Habits; Nutrition; Health Behavior; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Role Models; Wellness; Teacher Behavior; Life Style; Oklahoma + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Codierung; Programmierung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerrolle; Familienmilieu; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Identifikationsfigur; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Teacher behaviour; Lebensstil
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine childcare providers' perceptions of their role in child health behaviors and attitudes pertaining to physical activity and nutrition. Part and full-time providers in a childcare center or family childcare home were interviewed (n = 30) in this cross-sectional, qualitative study. Transcripts were digitally recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed for general themes and sub-themes using a grounded theory by three investigators. All participants were women (100%), and most were employed full time (73%). Four general themes were identified with sub-themes: 1) teachers' perceptions of their role; 2) teachers' perceptions of lack of consistency between home and school; 3) teachers' attitudes and beliefs about movement and; 4) teachers' attitudes about food, feeding, and child nutrition. Providers emphasized their care-giving role and did not identify their role in shaping health behaviors. Engaging with parents is indispensable, but providers are often frustrated with parents' double standards. They felt that movement was important, but that children were sufficiently active. Teachers encouraged eating, but acknowledged personal struggles with good nutrition. Empowering childcare teachers to serve as role models for all healthy behaviors may benefit child and teacher wellness. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01