Background: Parents influence their children's behaviors directly
through specific parenting practices and indirectly through their parenting style.
Some practices such as logistical and emotional support have been shown to be
positively associated with child physical activity (PA) levels, while for others
(e.g. monitoring) the relationship ... read moreis not clear. The objectives of this study were to
determine the relationship between parent's PA-related practices, general parenting
style, and children's PA level.
Hennessy, Erin, Sheryl O. Hughes, Jeanne P. Goldberg, Raymond
R. Hyatt, and Christina D. Economos. "Parent-child interactions and objectively
measured child physical activity: a cross-sectional study." International Journal of
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 7, no. 1 (12, 2010):
1-14.