Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the association of parents' weight and
attitude about their child'sweight with the child'sbody mass index (BMI) status. Design: Cross …

OBJECTIVE To compare children's actual weight status with their parents' perceptions of
their weight status. DESIGN Cross-sectional study, including a self-administered …

Purpose Obesity prevention efforts may be ineffective if parents lack awareness of their
children's overweight status. This study examined the factors that predicted parents' …

Objective To determine how parents of overweight children perceived their children's weight
status compared with actual body mass index (BMI). Methods This descriptive, cross …

Objective. To examine the relationship between parents' underestimation of their child's
weight status and concerns about their child's weight and health. Methods. We conducted …

Purpose Evaluating a parent's perception of the child's weight and a parent's readiness to
change is essential in implementing any strategy. If caregivers/parents do not recognize the …

INTRODUCTION: Few studies have evaluated the accuracy of parental perceptions of their
child's weight status. METHODS: A cross-sectional sample of children aged 5 to 12 years …

This integrative review described recent published data addressing parental perceptions of
their child's overweight. Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria for the study. Parents of …

Objective: To examine parental perceptions of primary care efforts aimed at childhood
obesity prevention Methods and Procedures: We interviewed 446 parents of children, aged …

Purpose: Obesity is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. Many studies
offer a variety of explanations for the alarming increase in childhood obesity; however, none …