In this study, the heart rate response of children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exposed to outdoor free play sessions during preschool was examined. Participants (n = 7; four children with ASD and three children who show typical development) wore...
The purpose of this study was to examine African American toddlers’ cortisol response to acute physical play activity within a full-time subsidized day care environment. Saliva samples were taken from participants (N = 22, ages 26–45.5 months) before and after...
High-autonomy learning environments, such as mastery motivation physical play programs (MMPP), are effective in engaging toddlers in health-promoting physical play (Parish, Rudisill, and St. Onge, in press). This study found toddlers were more vigorously engaged for a...
The purpose of this project was to associate the output unit of the Minimitter Actiheart monitor accelerometer to the unit of acceleration (m/s²). The Actiheart monitor accelerometer was used to measure acceleration at the chest for toddlers (N = 19, 9 girls, 10 boys;...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a planned mastery motivational physical play session on physical activity (i.e., heart rate [HR] and physical play intensity [PAHR > 50]) in toddlers (N = 21), as compared to a nonplanned free play...
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