Introduction
Bad parenting can be named the main healthcare problem confronting the public. It is the most significant factor involved in youth diseases, adolescent pregnancy, and substance abuse (Frosch et al., 2019). The patterns at home construct the eating and sporting habits of a child for their whole life (Fuchs & Kaess, 2020). Moreover, the confidant talks of parents with children providing the youth with the necessary care and mental support. Care shields kids from hurt and advances their enthusiasm and well-being.
Methods
There is a wide gap in knowledge about the long-term effect of an early focus on habits at home on a child’s health. Previous studies do not evaluate the influence of incorrect approaches to parenting. Current research will fill this gap through the estimation of the summarized effect of inadequate childcare. This topic is chosen due to the high incidence of obesity, heart diseases, and mental problems among the younger population in the recent two years. All the used articles for the literature review are from eligible and peer-reviewed scientific journals on psychology and health published within the last two years. The research question of the study is, how do dieting, sport, and confidant talks at home affect the child’s health? The study hypothesizes that the presence of regular homemade food, signing children to sports clubs, and having intimate conversations with children improve the well-being of the growing youth.
The primary data will be collected by conducting a questionnaire. The target group will be young people aged 21-30 who have different health complications such as coronary heart diseases, obesity, and psychological issues. The questions will be in a closed-ended format, which will ask about ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ habits at partaker’s parents’ houses during their childhood. The participants will be notified that giving answers is voluntary and personal information will be hidden. The independent variable of the study is the health condition of the participant, and the dependent variable is the parenting patterns during their childhood. The answers will be scored based on the positive or negative answers to the participant’s experience of the mentioned parenting patterns in childhood.
Data Analysis
The acquired data will be collected by comparing statistical results from the closed-ended questions in questionnaires. The focus will be on how family lifestyle (active/passive), eating habits (healthy/unhealthy), and emotional closeness will influence the children’s condition and development in the future. The questionnaire will consist of 10 questions, each worth 2 points. An equal result or beneath 6 points is considered a low. The performance between 6 and 14 points is interpreted as an intermediate. A high score is 14 or above, up to 20. The low score implies the presence of healthy food, regular sports activities, and deep relationships with parents during childhood. The high score will indicate that poor parenting had a potentially negative connection to the participant’s health. The intermediate result will show that summarized consequences are less harmful than considered as such to the high score.
Literature Review
Fundamentally, families are mindful of the significance of bringing healthy nourishments into their homes and guaranteeing their youngsters receive all the necessary vitamins and elements. In the United States, people take 65 to 72% of their everyday meals at home, making it a critical spot to assemble wise dieting propensities (Fleary & Ettienne, 2019). The quality of meals accessible in the house plays a crucial part in the health and eating practices of all relatives.
Preparing healthy meals at home makes youngsters appreciate the healthy choice. Studies show that children eat more natural products when there is more similar food at home (Haines et al., 2019). The accessibility of supplements that are high in calories and useless as nutrients make children bound to settle on sweet and fatty snacks and consume more high-calorie drinks (Haines et al., 2019). Hence, the danger of obesity in the family has been related to the food accessible in the home (Haines et al., 2019). Consequently, parents should know about the significance of giving wholesome food in their homes to promote healthy eating habits.
Furthermore, parenting strongly influences children’s engagement in different sports, which can improve their physical state. Sport helps a growing child maintain their body and makes the body resilient and healthy. Additionally, it is proved that participation in regular sports activities assists in regulating a person’s regime and stress level (Dahab et al., 2019). If parents take their children to different sports clubs from early childhood, there is a greater chance of the youngster’s involvement in similar activities in their adulthood. This will help them prevent many diseases that occur because of a sedentary lifestyle (Dahab et al., 2019). Thus, parents need to engage their children in sports and make physical exercises a custom at their house to ensure good health in the future.
Family members are usually the first ones to see the symptoms of psychological issues because of their private contribution and observance of their children’s lives. Guardians and parental figures specifically fill in as basic promoters and basic accomplices in the prevention and treatment of youngsters’ emotional concerns. Clinicians treating social issues in young people consistently focus on the commitment and responsiveness of parents, as this has been appeared to support positive results for teenagers’ mental health (Fuchs & Kaess, 2020). Family ceremonies are practical in the psychological advancement of children. Family schedules and traditions are a significant piece of contemporary life. In addition, there is recent proof that youngsters’ emotional state is undermined when relatives invest less energy in communicating with one another (Kirby et al., 2019). For example, great correspondence between relatives at family eating times is related to decreased anxiety and depression in youth. Likewise, family eating times may give settings where deep connections are made.
In conclusion, guardians ensure children are healthy and safe and furnish them with the essential abilities necessary in adulthood. The lifestyle at home can determine the eating habits of a growing child and their involvement in sports. Parents further offer their youngsters love, acknowledgment, gratefulness, support, and direction. Good parenting, which involves healthy eating habits at home, engagement of a child in a sport, and intimate relationship, gives the perfect setting for the sustaining and security of youngsters as they grow.
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