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The Good Start Matters - Parenting Program
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
Summary
Early childhood is an important period where the family can support the development and maintenance of healthy eating and active behaviors to prevent or reduce childhood obesity. With this ultimate goal, we designed the Good Start Matters - Parenting program, which aims to engage families in positive parenting practices that support healthy child behaviors, and aim to evaluate the efficacy of this intervention with a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). The Good Start Matters - Parenting program is a 2-month mobile-Health (mHealth) parenting intervention which promote positive parenting (primary outcome) and support children's healthy nutrition, physical activity, and decrease screen-time (secondary outcomes).
Official title: A Good Start Matters for Parents and Children: an MHealth Parenting Intervention to Promote a Healthy Child Development
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
30 Months - 6 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
118
Start Date
2023-04-01
Completion Date
2025-04-02
Last Updated
2025-01-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Good Start Matters - Parenting intervention
The Good Start Matters - Parenting intervention is a 2-month mobile-Health (mHealth) parenting program that aims to improve parenting practices and child health behaviors among British Columbian families of preschoolers. This intervention uses a familial approach and blends the best practices and evidence to promote positive parenting regarding 3 main areas: nutrition, physical activity, and screen-time; which altogether aim to support the development of healthy habits among young children. The mHealth app releases new material on a weekly basis and participants' engagement with the app takes about 30 minutes per week.
Locations (1)
University of British Columbia / BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada