Promoting Self-Regulation Skills and Healthy Eating Habits in Early Head Start
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Poverty
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Enrollment
- 244
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in children's self-control skills: Direct testing
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a new curriculum on toddlers' self-regulation skills and healthy eating habits. The curriculum is being delivered as part of Early Head Start home visits and compared to the effectiveness of usual practice Early Head Start home visits.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children must be receiving Early Head Start home visits and be at least 2 years old at the beginning of the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in children's self-control skills: Direct testing
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Children's self-control skills will be assessed through direct testing (e.g., snack delay task)
Change in parents' sensitive/responsiveness: Parent ratings
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Parents' sensitive/responsiveness will be assessed through parent ratings on standardized surveys; mean scores reported from 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating greater sensitive/responsiveness
Change in children's healthy eating habits: Food diaries
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Healthy eating habits will be assessed through change in consumption of fruits/vegetables and junk food, as assessed with 24-hour food diaries
Change in children's healthy eating habits: Body mass index
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Healthy eating habits will be assessed through change in body mass index
Change in children's healthy eating habits: Parent reports
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Healthy eating habits will be assessed through parent survey of pickiness, etc.; mean scores reported from 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating healthier eating habits
Change in children's self-control skills: Video interactions
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Children's self-control skills will be assessed through parent-child interactions, rated on Likert scale from video recordings; mean score reported between 1 = almost never and 5 = almost always
Change in children's self-control skills: Parent ratings
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Children's self-control skills will be assessed through parent ratings on standardized behavior checklists; mean scores reported from 3- or 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating greater self-control
Change in parents' sensitive/responsiveness: Video interactions
Time Frame: Baseline / up to 18 months
Parents' sensitive/responsiveness will be assessed through parent-child interactions, rated on Likert scale from video recordings; mean score reported between 1 = almost never and 5 = almost always
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in children's sleep habits: Parent reports(Baseline / up to 18 months)