Why don't low-income mothers worry about their preschoolers being overweight?

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 107; no. 5; p. 1138
• Main Authors: Jain, A, Sherman, S N, Chamberlin, L A, Carter, Y, Powers, S W, Whitaker, R C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2001
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans; Body Mass Index; Child Welfare; Child, Preschool; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Mother-Child Relations; Mothers - psychology; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - prevention & control; Ohio; Parenting; Poverty; Risk Factors; Urban Population; Ohio

Mothers are in an important position to prevent obesity in their children by shaping early diet and activity patterns. However, many mothers of overweight preschool children are not worried about their child's weight. To explore mothers' perceptions about how they determine when a child is...