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Review
. 2017 Feb 8;11(3):216-219.
doi: 10.1177/1559827617690724. eCollection 2017 May-Jun.

Engaging Fathers in the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Katherine R Arlinghaus  1 , Craig A Johnston  1
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Review

Engaging Fathers in the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Katherine R Arlinghaus et al. Am J Lifestyle Med. .

Abstract

Parental engagement is an important component in lifestyle behavior change interventions for children as parents are uniquely positioned to establish a healthy environment and model healthy eating and physical activity habits for their children. Despite both mothers and fathers being important agents of behavioral change for their children, fathers are typically underrepresented in programming interventions. Physical activity may be an important strategy for fathers to become involved in lifestyle change with their children as, compared to mothers, fathers traditionally tend to be comfortable engaging in physical activity with their children.

Keywords: children; fathers; lifestyle; parents; physical activity.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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