Parents' behavior during playtime may affect toddler's weight later on

Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 12:51 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers have found that toddlers who had poor self-regulation skills -- the ability to control their behaviors and emotions -- went on to have lower BMIs as preschoolers if their mothers engaged with them during playtime and then helped direct them during clean up.

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