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The Good Start Matters - Parenting Program

Parenting Practices | Co-parenting Practices | Child Eating and Dietary...

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).

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    3 to 6

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Children must be:

* Attending a childcare center invited to participate in the Good Start Matters study.
* Older than 2.5 and younger than 6 years

Parents must:

* Be the primary caregiver/legal guardian of an eligible child OR share childrearing responsibilities with an already enrolled primary caregiver/legal guardian of an eligible child
* Be fluent in English
* Have a cellphone number and smartphone device where they can receive text messages and download and access the app

Exclusion Criteria:

Parents and children:

- Currently participating in a pediatric weight management program or in a nutritional program are not eligible.

Children:

* With severe dietary restrictions that limit their ability to follow general nutritional guidelines for toddlers and preschoolers are not eligible.
* With severe physical limitations that limit their ability to follow general movement behavior guidelines for toddlers and preschoolers are not eligible.

Study Location

University of British Columbia / BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
University of British Columbia / BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Louise Masse, PhD

[email protected]
6048752000
Backup Contact

Olivia de Jongh, PhD

[email protected]
6048752000
Study Sponsored By
University of British Columbia
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT05802160