scholarly journals Mealtime resistance: Hispanic mothers’ perspectives on making healthy eating changes within the family

Appetite ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 105046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Hammons ◽  
Norma Olvera ◽  
Margarita Teran-Garcia ◽  
Elizabeth Villegas ◽  
Barbara Fiese
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Hispanic Mothers ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals P36 Hispanic Mothers’ Barriers to Making Healthy Eating Changes Within the Family

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. S32
Author(s):  
Amber Hammons ◽  
Fresno Elizabeth Villegas ◽  
Stephanie Sloane ◽  
Maribel Barragan ◽  
Margarita Teran-Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Hispanic Mothers ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals General Parenting and Hispanic Mothers’ Feeding Practices and Styles

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Power ◽  
Jennifer O. Fisher ◽  
Teresia M. O'Connor ◽  
Nilda Micheli ◽  
Maria A. Papaioannou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Feeding Styles ◽  
Hispanic Mothers ◽  
Parenting Dimensions ◽  
Head Start Programs ◽  
Maternal Feeding Practices ◽  
General Parenting

Previous research has shown that general parenting styles, general parenting dimensions, maternal feeding styles, and maternal feeding practices all show specific relationships with the weight status of young children. This study examined the relationships between general parenting and maternal feeding styles/practices in a sample of 187 Hispanic mothers with low incomes. As part of a larger study, mothers of preschool children were recruited through Head Start programs and completed validated questionnaires assessing their general parenting, feeding styles, and feeding practices. Results identified numerous associations between general parenting dimensions and specific feeding practices: i.e., maternal nurturance was positively associated with healthy eating guidance and feeding responsiveness; inconsistency was positively associated with restriction for weight and promotion of overconsumption; follow through on discipline was positively associated with monitoring, healthy eating guidance, and feeding responsiveness; and family organization was positively associated with monitoring and healthy eating guidance. General parenting styles were associated with feeding practices as well, with authoritative mothers showing the highest levels of healthy eating guidance and authoritarian mothers showing the lowest levels of monitoring. There were no significant associations between mothers’ general parenting styles and mothers’ feeding styles. Implications of these findings for the prevention of childhood obesity are considered.

scholarly journals Healthy eating interventions delivered in the family home: A systematic review

Appetite ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 114-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Snuggs ◽  
Carmel Houston-Price ◽  
Kate Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Home

scholarly journals Barreras y facilitadores para el establecimiento de hábitos alimentarios, modelo Póngale Vida®

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Raquel Gómez-Alpízar ◽  
Ana Rocío González-Urrutia ◽  
Ofelia Flores-Castro ◽  
Xinia Fernández-Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Childhood Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Mixed Approach

Introduction: The Preschool Cycle is a period of changes in nutritional status and eating behavior, constituting a fundamental stage for the development of healthy eating habits, where the family plays a major role. Objective: Identify the main barriers and facilitators for healthy eating in preschool age, with the purpose of designing strategies to prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted under a mixed approach, with a descriptive and transversal type. Sixty parents or caregivers of preschool children who were part of the model during 2014 at the Mariano Cortés School (urban) and Canada School (rural), completed the questionnaire and twenty-five participated in the focus groups (one focus group in each school). Results: The barriers that the parents and caregivers faced daily included: food rejection by the child, the influence of peers and even the attitudes of adults who share with the child while eating. The facilitators that encourage healthy eating in this stage of life were: establish clear rules when eating, offer a variety of foods and explain to the child the importance of eating fruits and vegetables in a simple way. Conclusion: The barriers and facilitators to promote healthy eating in this stage of the lifetime, must be include as part of future strategies for the prevention of childhood obesity.

The Influence of Residence on Young Adult Attitudes toward Healthy Eating

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tegan Piggford ◽  
Maria Raciti ◽  
Debra Harker ◽  
Michael Harker
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Food Choice ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Unexplored Area ◽  
Family Home ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Like other Western countries, Australia too reports record numbers of overweight and obese individuals with young Australian adults in a particularly high-risk position. It is suspected that the transition from dependent living in the family home to independent living during young adulthood influences food choice. As such, this study sought to investigate if attitudes toward healthy eating varied by the place of residence (dependent or independent) of these young adults. Using a self-administered questionnaire, quantitative data from 310 Australians between the ages of 18 to 24 years found that young adults who lived independently displayed a significantly more positive attitude toward healthy eating than those who remained in the family home. Furthermore, we found that a significant, positive relationship between attitude toward healthy eating and the number of recommended serves consumed in both independent and dependent living arrangements. Being an unexplored area, these findings are novel and provide valuable insights for the implementation of an inducement process for planned social change as well as informing the education and motivation elements of intervention strategies.

The ten steps to healthy eating in children under two years old accompanied by a strategy of family health: practical or dream?

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 957
Author(s):  
Andreza Cristina Gomes ◽  
Joana Carvalho de Andrade Lima ◽  
Marly Javorski
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Varied Diet ◽  
Family Health Strategy

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the adherence of mothers/caregivers to the recommendations of the 10 steps to a healthy eating in children less than two years-old, followed by the family health units in the municipality of Paulista, Pernambuco. Methodology: this is about a descriptive and exploratory study from qualitative approach. Data comes from 32 mothers/caregivers of children aged six to twenty-four months who were assisted by the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Paulista-PE. We collected the data through the use of an interview with closed and opened questions. The project was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research involving Human Beings of the Center for Health Sciences at the Federal University of Pernambuco, protocol No. 338/09. For the analysis of the data we used simple statistics, with percentages and absolute values. Results: approximately 88% of caregivers were the mothers and 78,1% of the caregivers were not working outside their homes. Over 81% of caregivers reported adherence to the 6th, 7th, and 10th steps to healthy eating in children, but just 18.75% of them followed the 1st step and 12.5% the 2nd step. Conclusion: we found greater adherence to only three steps, which were the 6th, 7th and 10th, comprising the offer of a varied diet, the daily offer of fruits and vegetables and the encouragement of feeding when the child is sick, respectively. Descriptors: breast feeding, child nutrition, public health.RESUMOObjetivo: investigar a adesão das mães/cuidadores às recomendações dos 10 passos para a alimentação saudável em crianças menores de dois anos, acompanhadas em unidades de saúde da família no município de Paulista, Pernambuco. Metodologia: estudo descritivo, exploratório e com abordagem quantitativa. A coleta de dados foi realizada com 60 mães/cuidadores de crianças de zero a dois anos assistidas pela Estratégia de Saúde da Família no município de Paulista-PE. Utilizou-se uma entrevista com questões fechadas e abertas. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa envolvendo seres humanos do Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, protocolo N° 338/09. Para a análise dos dados foi utilizada estatística simples com valores percentuais e absolutos. Resultados: aproximadamente 88% dos cuidadores eram a genitora e 78,1% não trabalhavam fora de casa. Acima de 81% dos cuidadores referiram adesão ao 6º, 7º e 10º passos para a alimentação saudável da criança, porém apenas 18,75% destes seguiram o 1° passo, e 12,5% o 2º. Conclusão: houve maior adesão apenas a três passos (6º, 7º e 10º) que compreendem, respectivamente, a oferta de uma alimentação variada, oferta diária de frutas, verduras e legumes e estímulo da alimentação da criança doente. Descritores: aleitamento materno; nutrição da criança; saúde pública.RESUMEN Objetivo: investigar la adhesión de las madres/cuidadores a las recomendaciones de los diez pasos para una alimentación sana en niños menores de dos años, por parte de de las madres y cuidadores, acompañados por las unidades de salud de la familia en el municipio de Paulista, Pernambuco. Metodología: estudio descriptivo y exploratorio mediante una aproximación cualitativa. La colecta de dados fue realizada con 60 madres y cuidadores de niños de seis a veinticuatro meses, quienes fueron asistidos por la Estrategia de Salud Familiar en el municipio de Paulista-PE. Recolectamos los datos a través del uso de una entrevista con preguntas cerradas y abiertas. El proyecto fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Pesquisa con seres humanos del Centro de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, protocolo n. 338/09. Para el análisis de los datos, se utilizó estadística simple, con el uso de porcentajes y valores absolutos. Resultados: aproximadamente el 88% de los cuidadores eran las madres, el 78,1% de los cuidadores no trabajaban fuera de casa,  más del 81% de los cuidadores informaron de la adhesión a lo sexto, séptimo y décimo pasos a la comida saludable del niño, pero sólo el 18,75% de estos siguieron el primero paso, y el 12,5% el segundo. Conclusión: hubo más adhesión a sólo tres (sexto, séptimo y décimo), los cuales comprenden la administración de una dieta variada;  el consumo diario de frutas, verduras y hortalizas; y la estimulación a la alimentación de los niños enfermos, respectivamente. Descriptores: lactancia materna; nutrición del niño; salud pública.

scholarly journals Maternal Executive Function and the Family Food Environment: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Bauer ◽  
Heidi M. Weeks ◽  
Julie C. Lumeng ◽  
Alison Miller ◽  
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Food Environment

Background: Individuals with lower executive function (EF) have poorer quality dietary intake and are more likely to experience obesity, in part because of their limited ability to resist impulses and implement routines that promote healthy eating. It is unknown whether these negative impacts of lower EF among parents extend to the parenting practices and routines that support children’s healthy eating and weight. The purpose of the current study is to examine associations between mothers’ EF and characteristics of the family food environment that support children’s healthy eating.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2017 via Amazon Mechanical Turk of US-based mothers of 2 to 9-year-old children (N=492). EF was measured using the Behavior Rating of Executive Function-Adult Version. Family food environment characteristics were measured via self-report surveys. Standardized, linear regression models were used to examine covariate-adjusted associations and the potential for different associations between mothers’ EF and family food environment characteristics by family socio-demographics. Results: Low EF among mothers was associated with less engagement in positive food-related parenting practices and less presence of healthy family food environment characteristics including providing family meals, implementing consistent mealtime schedules and structure, and avoiding using food to regulate children’s emotions. Few differences in these associations were observed by mothers’ educational attainment, household income-to-needs ratio, or child age.Conclusions and Implications: Maternal EF is associated with several features of the family food environment. Lower EF among mothers may interfere with their ability to implement recommending parenting practices that support children’s healthy eating and weight.

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