Maternal Mindfulness Is Associated With Lower Child Body Mass Index Z Score

Parental mindfulness may be a novel intervention target for child obesity prevention.To examine associations between maternal mindfulness and child body mass index z-score (BMIz).In a secondary data analysis of preintervention data from a randomized controlled trial, we assessed survey and anthropometric data from English-speaking mother/child dyads enrolled in Head Start in south central Michigan (n = 105). Surveys included demographic...