RESEARCH A parent focused child ob m

Prevalence of childhood overweight is of concern world-wide, with rates in school-age children as high as 30 % in the Americas and 20 % in Europe [1]. In Australia, 25% of school-aged children [2] and 20 % of preschool chil-dren [3] are overweight, suggesting that the behavioral risk factors that impact energy balance may be import-ant from very early ages. Overweight and associated be-havioral determinants also track throughout childhood [4-6]. Children from families where obesity promoting beha-viors are prevalent are at higher risk of overweight and obesity [7]. Beyond the shared genetic predisposition [8], children’s behaviors are influenced by parental know-ledge, attitudes, and modeling [9-12]. The family envir