Parents and childcare providers play a substantial role in the development of health behaviours among the children they care for. In order to ensure the optimal growth and development of children, communication and family engagement in childcare is critical. Previous studies examining parent or provider perceptions about healthy eating or physical activity have explored these concepts individually and/or have only included only parents or providers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare childcare provider and parent perceptions of communication regarding healthy eating and physical activity as well as use of best practice strategies on family engagement for these topics.

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父母和托儿服务提供者对儿童健康饮食和身体活动中沟通和家庭参与的看法的定性比较

父母和托儿服务提供者在他们所照顾的儿童的健康行为发展中发挥着重要作用。为了确保儿童的最佳成长和发展，儿童保育中的沟通和家庭参与至关重要。先前研究父母或提供者对健康饮食或身体活动的看法已经单独探索了这些概念和/或仅包括父母或提供者。因此，本研究的目的是比较托儿服务提供者和家长对健康饮食和体育活动的沟通看法，以及针对这些主题对家庭参与的最佳实践策略的使用。