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Swedish parents’ activities together with their children and children’s health: A study of children aged 2–17 years:
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There is a need for an increased focus on parental activities that are positively associated with children’s health, and eight parental activities together with their children that promoted the children”s health are found.Abstract:
Background: Nordic children’s health has declined Studies show that parents’ engagement in children’s leisure-time activities might provide beneficial health outcomes for children Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the association between Swedish parents’ activities together with their children, the parents’ experiences of time pressure and their children’s health Methods: Data of 1461 Swedish children aged 2–17 years old that were collected in the NordChild study of 2011 were used We analyzed physical health, diseases and disabilities, psychosomatic health and well-being, and the parents’ experiences of time pressure; and we calculated the associations between parental activity together with the child and health indicators Results: Activities that were significantly and positively associated with children’s health at ages 2–17 years of age were: playing and playing games; going to the cinema, theatre, and sporting events; reading books; playing musical instruments/singing; sports activread more
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