WHAT IS GROUP LIFESTYLE TRIPLE P?
The Group Lifestyle Triple P (GLTP) intervention is an evidence-based parenting intervention underpinned by cognitive behavioural theory with three core components – positive parenting, healthy eating and physical activity – which address risk and protective factors for childhood overweight and obesity and translate into a range of specific parenting strategies. GLTP aims to reduce children’s risk of chronic weight problems by increasing parents’ skills and confidence in managing children’s weight-related behaviour. The programme addresses positive parenting and aims at helping parents develop strategies for managing their child’s weight and weight-related behaviours by introducing changes in the family’s lifestyle, mainly through promoting healthy family eating and encouraging physical activity. The programme targets parents of overweight/obese children aged 5 to 10. It consists of a 14-session intervention delivered in a hybrid format, where parents receive ten 90-minute group sessions (in-person) and four 20-min individual sessions (by phone or video call). Sessions 1 to 10 are delivered weekly, and sessions 11 to 14 biweekly, resulting in a programme duration of 17 weeks. The programme is delivered by two accredited practitioners who are members of the LifeStyle research team, at the Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto.
Additional information on the programme’s sessions and contents can be found here https://www.triplep.net/files/8314/0851/3171/Triple_P_Practitioner_Info_Sheet_Group_Lifestyle.pdf