11. How often does your child have less than 2 hours of 1 2 3 4 “screen time” in a day? [Includes TV, computer, game system, or any mobile device with visual screens] 12. How often does your family monitor the amount of 1 2 3 4 “screen time” your child has? Never/ Very Often/ Healthy Environment Sometimes Often Almost Never Always 13. How often does your child engage in screen time in 1 2 3 4 his/her bedroom? 14. How often does your family provide opportunities 1 2 3 4 for physical activity? Never/ Very Often/ Family Activity Sometimes Often Almost Never Always 15. How often does your family encourage your child to 1 2 3 4 be physically active? 16. How often does your child do physical activities 1 2 3 4 with at least one other family member? Never/ Very Often/ Child Activity Sometimes Often Almost Never Always 17. How often does your child do something physically 1 2 3 4 active when he/she has free time? 1 2 3 4 18. How often does your child participate in organized sports or physical activities with a coach or leader? Never/ Very Often/ Family Schedule/Sleep Routine Sometimes Often Almost Never Always 19. How often does your child follow a regular routine 1 2 3 4 for your child’s bedtime? 20. How often does your child get enough sleep at 1 2 3 4 night? The FNPA tool was developed at Iowa State University by Michelle Ihmels and Greg Welk (gwelk@iastate.edu) in partnership with the American Dietetics Association Scoring the FNPA A number of the items on the FNPA are reverse scored with “Very Often/Always” being the less desirable options, so care should be taken when calculating a total score. Items to be Reverse Scored (Construct): 3 Family Eating Practices 4 Family Eating Practices
11. How often does your child have less than 2 hours of “screen time” in a day? [Includes TV, computer, game system, or any mobile device with visual screens] 1 2 3 4 12. How often does your family monitor the amount of “screen time” your child has? 1 2 3 4 Healthy Environment Never/ Almost Never Sometimes Often Very Often/ Always 13. How often does your child engage in screen time in his/her bedroom? 1 2 3 4 14. How often does your family provide opportunities for physical activity? 1 2 3 4 Family Activity Never/ Almost Never Sometimes Often Very Often/ Always 15. How often does your family encourage your child to be physically active? 1 2 3 4 16. How often does your child do physical activities with at least one other family member? 1 2 3 4 Child Activity Never/ Almost Never Sometimes Often Very Often/ Always 17. How often does your child do something physically active when he/she has free time? 1 2 3 4 18. How often does your child participate in organized sports or physical activities with a coach or leader? 1 2 3 4 Family Schedule/Sleep Routine Never/ Almost Never Sometimes Often Very Often/ Always 19. How often does your child follow a regular routine for your child’s bedtime? 1 2 3 4 20. How often does your child get enough sleep at night? 1 2 3 4 The FNPA tool was developed at Iowa State University by Michelle Ihmels and Greg Welk (gwelk@iastate.edu) in partnership with the American Dietetics Association Scoring the FNPA A number of the items on the FNPA are reverse scored with “Very Often/Always” being the less desirable options, so care should be taken when calculating a total score. Items to be Reverse Scored (Construct): 3 Family Eating Practices 4 Family Eating Practices
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