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Table 4 Topics Parents Would Like to Receive More Information and Resources About

From: Movement behaviour education for parents in prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric care in Canada: A needs assessment

Topic

N

%

Gross motor development

178

33.3

Fine motor development

229

42.8

Fundamental movement skills

257

48.0

Tummy time

88

16.4

Energetic play

317

59.3

Muscle- and bone-strengthening activities

342

63.9

Structured physical activity ideas

293

54.8

Unstructured active play

284

53.1

Facilitating indoor active play

330

61.7

Prolonged sitting time

151

28.2

Prolonged time spent restrained in a highchair/car seat/stroller

157

29.3

Age-appropriate screen time recommendations

185

34.6

Activity ideas to break up sitting time

348

65.0

Incorporating movement into traditionally sedentary activities

368

68.8

Age-appropriate sleep recommendations

169

31.6

Wake windows

173

32.3

Safe sleep recommendations

77

14.4

Co-sleeping

157

29.3

Independent sleep

222

41.5

Sleepy cues

152

28.4

Health benefits of outdoor play

73

13.6

How to promote outdoor free play at home

234

43.7

How to dress my child(ren) for outdoor play in all weather

156

29.1

Outdoor activity examples in all types of weather

295

55.1

How to support my child(ren)’s outdoor risky play

308

57.6

How to design an outdoor play area to support my child(ren)’s physical activity

279

52.1

  1. Note. Frequencies out of 535 respondents