Best Parenting Tips you can get is Parents' health significantly influences their child's well-being, as genetic factors and lifestyle choices can impact physical and mental development. A healthy environment, including proper nutrition and stress management, sets a positive foundation for a child's overall health and habits.

Yes it directly or indirectly impacts the child's health and growth.

How parents physical fitness impacts the child's health? - Parenting Tips

• Parental facilitation of physical activity helps children be active, parents can influence their child's physical activity in less direct ways as well.
• One important form of indirect reinforcement is modelling, in which a parent behaves in a way that s/he would like a child to behave.

Direct Reinforcement :

• Parents directly reinforce children’s activity when they overtly facilitate a child’s involvement in physical activity, directly engaging in activities.
• As long as sedentary parents provide children with opportunities and encouragement to be physically active, they can be as effective as active parents in positively impacting their children’s physical activity, both with regards to motivation for  physical activity and activity levels.

Indirect Reinforcement every parent should know - Parenting Tips:

• When both parents were active, the likelihood of a child being active increased nearly six times compared to families where both parents were inactive.
• Children’s attitudes towards physical activity can be both directly and indirectly influenced by  their parents.
• Researchers have found that parents may be reinforcing boys to participate in and enjoy physical activity more than they do with girls. 
• Addressing this problem requires an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, including physicians, mental health professionals, school personnel, community leaders, and others committed to children’s welfare, all of whom can work together to support children and their parents.
• All aspects of a child’s life and lifestyle must be considered in order to truly minimize the risk for obesity.

Dr.Yogita Pawar MPT (Paediatric Neurosciences)

Dr.Yogita Pawar PT is Co-Founder & Scientific Director of Cura Advanced Physiotherapy. She is Trained in Neurodevelopment Therapy & Sensory Integration. She is a certified Child & Adolescent Counselor.  Dr.Yogita is also an excellent Parenting Coach. She talks about positive parenting on her social media handles.

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