Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of family-based treatment for childhood obesity for 5-to-8-year-old children. Nineteen obese 5-to 8-year-old girls were randomly assigned to one of two treatments: a behaviorally oriented program which emphasized parent management, and a control group which provided equal education and attention, but not behavioral principles. The treatment group showed better weight loss and relative weight changes than the control group at the 8 and 12 month observations. These results show that the family-based treatment developed for 8-to-12-year-olds can be generalized to 5-to-8-year-old children.
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