PURPOSE: To learn about parent weight talk, parent dieting, and family weight-teasing in
the homes of adolescent girls at risk for obesity and weight-related problems. To examine …

PURPOSE: Current research indicates that specific parenting styles are associated with
adolescent overweight, dietary intake, and physical activity; but most of the research has been …

Parental employment provides many benefits to children's health. However, an increasing
number of studies have observed associations between mothers' full-time employment and …

PURPOSE: This article examines the relationship between family functioning (eg, communication,
closeness, problem solving, behavioral control) and adolescent weight status and …

Objective To examine whether having family meals as an adolescent protects against
becoming overweight or obese 10 years later as a young adult. Study design Data from Project …

Importance The prevalence of weight-related problems in adolescents is high. Parents of
adolescents may wonder whether talking about eating habits and weight is useful or detrimental…

Background Research has shown that adolescents who frequently share evening meals
with their families experience more positive health outcomes, including diets of higher …

Parenting style and parental support and modeling of physical activity and healthy dietary
intake have been linked to youth weight status, although findings have been inconsistent …

BACKGROUND: Although parenthood is a common life event in early adulthood, little is known
about whether parenthood is associated with weight and weight-related health behaviors…

Background: With the rising prevalence of childhood obesity over the last several decades,
and the call for more family-based intervention research to combat childhood obesity, it is …