The feeding habits acquired during childhood and adolescence have important implications on the health state of individuals, and their physical and emotional well-being. According to WHO (1993), one of the most serious problems that young people face is the excessive consumption of certain types of food that are less healthy. On the other side,…

Given the unprecedented global incidence of overweight in children, the issues that potentially create and sustain a circumstance of epidemic childhood overweight, and the efforts that are underway to prevent and remediate childhood overweight need to be examined. The article explores potentially interrelated causes of obesity/overweight in…

Aim: To examine the associations between connectedness to family and friends, and school engagement, and selected health compromising and health promoting behaviours in a sample of New Zealand adolescents. Methods: A web-based survey was designed and administered to a random sample of 652 Year 11 students aged 16 years from all Dunedin (NZ) high…

The purpose of this illustrated guide is to teach 15-18 year old students that all healthy Americans, 2 years of age or older, should eat in a way that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol to help reduce the risk of heart disease. The theme reflected throughout the manual is that changes in eating patterns help lower blood cholesterol levels…

This illustrated guide was designed to help parents understand: (1) how blood cholesterol in children is related to heart disease later in life; (2) which children should get their cholesterol tested and what to expect afterwards; (3) how the whole family can eat in a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol way; and (4) how to help children follow a…

This study examined the relationship between adult physical activity levels and patterns of activity that were established during childhood. A random digit telephone survey was conducted of noninstitutionalized residents in a medium sized California city. Subjects ages 18 and over who volunteered to participate were questioned about their…

Using findings on the unstability of previously stable physical activity levels of young children as a kind of case study to aid thought about the trait-dimensional approach to developmental continuity and discontinuity, this discussion explores the applicability of a dual theory of concept formation to the problem of personal stability and…

The validity of interval and time sampling methods of measuring student engaged time was investigated in a study estimating the actual time students spent engaged in relevant motor performance in physical education classes. Two versions of the interval Academic Learning Time in Physical Education (ALT-PE) instrument and an equivalent time sampling…

Track and field activities involve the basic skills of running, jumping, and throwing. With the exception of the relays, all of the events are individual and self-testing in nature, and demand ample opportunity for practice. Track and field is often considered a team sport, since the individuals involved belong to a team and their wins are…

Twenty children, 22 to 49 months old, were given a free choice of becoming involved in one of four activity settings characterized as being familiar or novel and active or passive. Children preferred novel activities to familiar ones, while activity level depended on situational familiarity. (BD)

Examined the influence of maternal differential behavior and child temperament on sibling relationships. Forty pairs of four-to-nine-year-old siblings and their mothers were observed playing in sibling dyads and mother-children triads in their homes. Mothers provided temperament ratings of their children's activity, emotional intensity, and…

Newborn status, ratings of temperament, and experiential (parenting) antecedents of hyperactivity were evaluated in a longitudinal investigation. Experiential variables included maternal intrusive care, seductive behavior towards child, and overstimulation of child. (PCB)

Effects of high activity level and cognitive impulsivity on the production of relevant, task-directed verbalizations were examined in a group of 90 second graders. Impulsivity-reflectivity was related to the production of both spontaneous and induced on-task verbalizations, but high activity level ratings were not. (Author/CL)

Activity level ratings and cognitive impulsivity were analyzed in relation to performance of second graders on several cognitive tasks and standardized achievement tests. In general, impulsivity-reflectivity had a far stronger effect on task performance and academic achievement than did activity level ratings.(RH)

Characteristics of hyperactive children are described, along with available treatments for the condition, the cause of which remains obscure. Advice to help parents cope with the problem is included. (PP)