Higher maternal protectiveness is associated with higher odds of child overweight and obesity: a longitudinal Australian study.

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in overprotective parenting and the potential role it plays in child development. While some have argued that a trend towards increased parental fear and reduced opportunity for independent mobility may be linked to increasing rates of child over...

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Main Authors: Kirsten J Hancock, David Lawrence, Stephen R Zubrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4067382?pdf=render