PLAYshop: A Parent-focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood

Summary

The PLAYshop program is a novel, brief, theory-based, parent-focused physical literacy intervention designed to address this major public health issue of childhood physical inactivity and to support families.

Primary Research Question: Does the PLAYshop program increase preschool-aged children's physical literacy, including fundamental movement skills and motivation and enjoyment, compared to controls?

Conditions

• Motor Activity
• Parent-Child Relations
• Child Development

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PLAYshop

The intervention includes: 1. Educational Training - the 60 min virtual workshop will be delivered by a trained facilitator. Parents will be introduced to physical literacy via education, group discussion, and active participation in fundamental movement skills (FMS) based activities with their child. 2. Distribution of Education Resources- Parents will be sent physical literacy and physical activity printed resources. 3. Material resources -parents will also be provided a bag of inexpensive active play equipment (e.g., ball, bean bag, balloons). 4. Provide Follow-up Support- After the workshop, participants will gain access to an app with an online toolkit including new active play ideas, tips, and equipment they can make at home for active play. Additionally, participants will receive four bi-weekly booster lessons that include key workshop messages, support and encouragement for parents, reflection and check-in questions, and new activities to try with their child.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Victoria

  collaborator OTHER

• Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Alberta

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Valerie Carson, PhD · University of Alberta

• Patti-Jean Naylor, PhD · University of Victoria

• Ryan Rhodes, PhD · University of Victoria

• Sam Liu, PhD · University of Victoria

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

3 Years

Max Age

5 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-02-24

Primary Completion

2023-08-30

Completion

2023-08-30

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations