Confident body, confident child: Evaluation of a universal parenting resource promoting healthy body image and eating patterns in early childhood—6- and 12-month outcomes from a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate Confident Body, Confident Child (CBCC), a universal parenting resource designed to promote positive body image and healthy eating patterns in children aged 2–6 years, at 6- and 12-months follow-up. Method: A four-arm randomized controlled trial with 345 parents was conducted. Group (A) received the CBCC resource pack + workshop, (B) received the CBCC resource pack only, (C) received a nutrition booklet and (D) received no interventions until all questionnaires were completed (i.e., waitlist control). Measures of parenting variables relevant to child body image and eating patterns, and parent-report of child weight, were administered at baseline, 6-weeks post-interventi..