{"id":172938,"date":"2026-04-02T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=172938"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:34:46","slug":"parenting-style-and-mental-health-childrens-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/health\/parenting-style-and-mental-health-childrens-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"This is How Parenting Style and Parents\u2019 Mental Health Might Influence Children\u2019s Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authoritarian parenting styles and symptoms of depression in parents<\/strong> appear to be associated with children\u2019s eating behaviors and, consequently, their weight. This is detailed in a study<\/a> conducted by researchers Claudia Unikel Santoncini<\/a> of the Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente Mu\u00f1iz National Institute of Psychiatry, Said Jim\u00e9nez Pacheco<\/a> of Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey, and Ira\u00eds Castillo Rangel<\/a> of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Mexico, childhood obesity represents a public health crisis. According to UNICEF data, an estimated four out of every 10 children<\/a> and adolescents are overweight or obese. These conditions are often linked to a lack of physical activity and an unbalanced diet, without taking other contributing factors into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChildren ultimately become a reflection of what is happening in their environment\u2014how their parents relate to one another and the context in which they grow up,\u201d explains Said Jim\u00e9nez, a psychologist and research professor at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences<\/a> at Tec\u2019s Mexico City campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This line of research emerged from the need to better understand how children\u2019s mental health is connected to issues such as overweight and obesity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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