Table 1 Infant and toddler providers’ perceptions and beliefs about physical activity (derived from Baby NAPSACC questionnaires 1,2 )
% providers strongly/agreeing with statement | |
|---|---|
Questions assessing providers’ perceptions about their role in supporting physical activity 1 | |
Part of my job is making sure children get a healthy amount of physical activity | 97.0 |
Teachers are very influential in helping children get a healthy amount of physical activity | 94.6 |
I can get most children to be active during outdoor play and physical activities | 93.1 |
I feel prepared to encourage children to be physically active | 92.1 |
An important aspect of my work is providing children with opportunities for physical activity | 91.0 |
When I make an effort to encourage children to be active, they get a lot of physical activity | 90.1 |
Teachers are well suited to promote physical activity in young children | 87.6 |
Teachers have limited responsibility to promote physical activity in young children | 22.8 |
Encouraging adequate physical activity in children is not the responsibility of the teacher | 7.9 |
Questions assessing providers’ perceptions about their own physical activity levels 1 | |
Physical activity is important to my own health | 94.1 |
I find it hard to work up the energy for my own physical activity | 13.3 |
Physical activity is low on the list of things I want to do | 7.4 |
Questions assessing providers’ beliefs about physical activity in infants and toddlers 2 | |
It is important for < I/T > to learn new physical skills | 91.3 |
It is important for < I/T > to be physically active from an early age | 88.2 |
Being physically active as an < I/T > can help prevent too much weight gain | 72.1 |
A physically active < I/T > tends to make the house messy | 25.3 |
A physically active < I/T > is likely to hurt him/herself easily | 20.5 |
<I/T > should learn to be still in public places at an early age | 19.3 |
I can attend to my other responsibilities better if I do not have to worry about < I/T > moving around | 13.8 |
It is difficult to manage a physically active < I/T> | 11.2 |
A physically active < I/T > is likely to get into trouble | 10.6 |