Abstract

VARELA AREVALO, Maria Teresa et al. ROLE OF PARENTAL PRACTICES IN THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN THE CITY OF CALI. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.2, pp.27-40. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2016.21.2.3.

Objective: To characterize parental practices to promote physical activity habits in children from one to five years of age. The study was conducted in 2014 in the city of Cali, Colombia. Methods: The study had a mixed-method design in two phases: a qualitative phase with phenomenological design (with 20 parents) and a quantitative phase with correlational cross-sectional design (with 91 parents from different socioeconomic level). In-depth interviews and the "Raising practices to promote healthy habits in early childhood" questionnaire were used as assessment tools. Results: In the interviews, most parents reported physical activity promotion practices such as the joint performance of activities, the proposal of activities that imply effort, the explanation of benefits, the accompaniment to sport places, the modeling and teaching of any sport. Quantitative data showed that most of the parents use responsive practices such as monitoring, explanation of benefits and accompaniment. Differences were found depending on socioeconomic level in practices such as facilitating access to appropriate spaces for physical activity. Conclusions: The results of the study point out the importance of involving parents in the promotion of physical activity and show some aspects to be considered in this kind of interventions.

Keywords : Exercise; child; parent-child relationship; child raising; health promotion.

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