Parent Education Class for Children With Feeding Difficulties

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512520400p1-7512520400p1
Author(s):  
Adina P. Schwartz ◽  
Judy Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Parent Education ◽  
Caregiver Distress ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Feeding Behaviors ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Parent Survey ◽  
Feeding Difficulties ◽  
Education Class ◽  
Behavioral Pediatrics ◽  
Feeding Assessment

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a multidisciplinary educational class for parents in improving child feeding behaviors and reducing caregiver distress associated with feeding difficulties. This class has proven to be effective in educating parents about the intricate and dynamic nature of feeding per positive responses on Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale, Parent Mealtime Action Scale, and parent survey. Primary Author and Speaker: Adina P. Schwartz Additional Authors and Speakers: Judy Hopkins

Mother and Father Controlling Feeding Behaviors and Associations With Observed Mealtime Family Functioning

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1174-1183
Author(s):  
Sarah C Westen ◽  
Tarrah B Mitchell ◽  
Sarah Mayer-Brown ◽  
Alana Resmini Rawlinson ◽  
Ke Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Feeding Behaviors ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Abstract Objective Mealtime family functioning is important in shaping health behaviors associated with overweight/obesity, particularly for preschool-aged children. Parental controlling feeding behaviors (i.e., restriction and pressure to eat), may impact mealtime family functioning and thus be targets of prevention and intervention efforts. The current study aimed to address literature gaps by examining both mother and father self-reports of controlling feeding behaviors, and the discrepancies between parents’ reports. Further, the study examined the associations among controlling feeding behaviors and objective mealtime family functioning in a community sample of preschool-aged children. Methods The sample included 27 children between 2 and 6 years of age and their immediate family members. Two mealtimes were videotaped for each family and coded for family functioning using the Mealtime Interaction Coding System, and self-reports of feeding practices were collected using the Child Feeding Questionnaire. Results Mother controlling feeding behaviors were not significantly related to any mealtime family functioning domain. Father controlling feeding behaviors were only significantly related to interpersonal involvement. However, discrepancies in the use of controlling feeding behaviors accounted for nearly one fourth of the variance in overall family functioning and affect management, with greater discrepancies being related to poorer family functioning. Conclusions Interventions may be designed to reduce parental discrepancies in the use of controlling feeding behaviors. Future research should consider longitudinal design, using larger, more representative samples, to better understand the impact of parental controlling feeding behaviors, particularly the impact of parental discrepancies in these areas, on mealtime family functioning and subsequent health outcomes.

scholarly journals Age at introduction of solid foods and feeding difficulties in childhood: findings from the Southampton Women’s Survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Hollis ◽  
S. R. Crozier ◽  
H. M. Inskip ◽  
C. Cooper ◽  
K. M. Godfrey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Question ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Maternal Characteristics ◽  
Feeding Difficulties ◽  
Solid Foods ◽  
Potential Child ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Feeding Difficulty ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Right

AbstractThis study aimed to determine whether age at introduction of solid foods was associated with feeding difficulties at 3 years of age. The present study was carried out using data from the Southampton Women’s Survey (SWS). Women enrolled in the SWS who subsequently became pregnant were followed-up during pregnancy and postpartum, and the offspring have been studied through childhood. Maternal socio-demographic and anthropometric data and child anthropometric and feeding data were collected through interviews and self-administered questionnaires. When the children were 3 years of age, mothers/carers rated six potential child feeding difficulty questions on a four-point Likert scale, including one general question and five specific feeding difficulty questions. Age at introduction of solids as a predictor of feeding difficulties was examined in 2389 mother–child pairs, adjusting for child (age last breast fed, sex, gestation) and maternal characteristics (parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, age, education, employment, parenting difficulties, diet quality). The majority of mothers/carers (61 %) reported some feeding difficulties (general feeding difficulty question) at 3 years of age, specifically with their child eating enough food (61 %), eating the right food (66 %) and being choosy with food (74 %). Children who were introduced to solids ≥6 months had a lower risk of feeding difficulties (RR 0·73; 95 % CI 0·59, 0·91, P=0·004) than children who were introduced to solids between 4 and 6 months. No other significant associations were found. There were few associations between feeding difficulties in relation to age at introduction of solid foods. However, general feeding difficulties were less common among infants introduced to solid foods ≥6 months of age.

Mexican American Mothers' Eating and Child Feeding Behaviors

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trina Aguirre ◽  
Diane Brage Hudson ◽  
Kim Weber ◽  
Bunny Pozehl ◽  
Linda Boeckner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mexican American ◽  
Feeding Behaviors ◽  
Child Feeding

Rural and Urban North Carolina Parents' Child Feeding Behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Paula E. Faulkner ◽  
Ralph Okafor ◽  
Kayla Brooks ◽  
Patricia Lynch
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Feeding Behaviors ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals Eating difficulties in early childhood and its relation to parental feeding practices / Dificultades de alimentación en la primera infancia y su relación con las prácticas parentales de alimentación

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-207
Author(s):  
Laura Andrea Castaño Tobón ◽  
Mariana Molano Vargas ◽  
María Teresa Varela Arévalo
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
El Niño ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Childhood Health ◽  
Feeding Difficulties ◽  
Early Childhood Health ◽  
Parental Feeding

Abstract The objectives of this study were to describe the feeding practices of parents who have children in early childhood, as well as to compare those parents of children with and without feeding difficulties (FD). Participants were 93 fathers/mothers between 20 and 44 years old, 33 of them had children with FD. The fathers/mothers completed the feeding section of the Parenting Practices Questionnaire to promote Early Childhood Health Habits (PCHS, for its acronym in Spanish), which assess responsive, non-responsive, indulgent and negligent practices; in addition, they answered eight questions aimed at investigating the context of child feeding. Most of parents reported using responsive practices (monitoring, setting limits and modeling); however, parents of children with FD also highlighted the use of non-responsive practices (e.g., pressure or nagging their children to eat), indulgences (e.g., feeding the child in the place the child chooses) and negligent (e.g. leave the child alone at the time of eating). The results base that interaction in feeding situations is as important as the quality and quantity of food consumed by the child, making it possible to visualize the problem of FD in early childhood.Resumen Los objetivos de este estudio fueron describir las prácticas de alimentación de padres que tienen hijos en la primera infancia, así como comparar entre aquellos padres de hijos con y sin dificultades de alimentación (DDA). Participaron 93 padres/madres de entre 20 y 44 años de edad, 33 de los cuales tenían hijos con DDA. Los padres/madres completaron el apartado de alimentación del Cuestionario de Prácticas de Crianza para promover Hábitos de Salud en la primera infancia (PCHS), que evalúa las prácticas responsivas, no responsivas, indulgentes y negligentes; además de ocho preguntas dirigidas a indagar el contexto de alimentación del niño. La mayoría de los padres reportó utilizar prácticas responsivas (monitoreo, establecimiento de límites y modelamiento); sin embargo, en los padres de niños con DDA además destacó el empleo de prácticas no responsivas (e.g., presionar o regañar al niño para que coma), indulgentes (e.g., darle la comida en el lugar que el niño elija) y negligentes (e.g. dejar solo al niño al momento de comer). Los resultados fundamentan que la interacción en las situaciones de alimentación es tan importante como la calidad y cantidad de alimentos que el niño consume, permitiendo visibilizar la problemática de las DDA en la primera infancia. 

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