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Parental use of positive reinforcement and monitoring is associated with increased consumption of healthy foods and higher physical activity levels in children.
To help your child eat healthier and be more active, use positive reinforcement (praise, rewards) when they make healthy choices or engage in activity. Additionally, actively monitor their intake and activity levels rather than just restricting foods.
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Parental use of positive reinforcement and monitoring was associated with children’s healthy eating and exercise.
Why this rating
Large sample, controlled for confounders, but correlational design.
Source
Is parenting style related to children's healthy eating and physical activity in Latino families?
Elva M. Arredondo et al. · Health Education Research · 2006
DOI 10.1093/her/cyl110
cross_sectional · n=812Cited 390×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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