For Families
Parents play an important role in preventing overweight and obesity, especially in young children, and research suggests that the home environment, family routines related to eating and physical activity, and parental beliefs about children’s health may protect against child obesity. Learn more about how you can get your family to eat healthier and be more active:
Original content in the Learn More section written by Laurie Miller Brotman, Ph.D., Spring Dawson-McClure, Ph.D., and Andrea Vazzana, Ph.D.