HOW DO PARENTS' CHILD-FEEDING BEHAVIOURS INFLUENCE CHILD WEIGHT? IMPLICATIONS
FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY POLICY
H. R. Clark, Research Associate,
E. Goyder, Reader in Public Health,
P. Bissell, Senior Lecturer in Public Health,
P. Bissell, Senior Lecturer in Public Health,
L. Blank, Research Associate and
J. Peters, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Public Health
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School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK Address correspondence to H. R. Clark, E-mail: heatherclark22@hotmail.com
ABSTRACT
Parents have some responsibility for children's dietary habits and they are often the focus of public health interventions designed to improve children's diets and thereby reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity. The current UK interventions promote awareness of healthy food choices, but offer little guidance for parents on childfeeding behaviours.
Research methods involved a review of recent literature regarding child-feeding behaviours and child weight. Parents report using a wide range of child-feeding behaviours, including monitoring, pressure to eat and restriction. Restriction of children's eating has most frequently and consistently been associated with child weight gain. , there is substantial evidence for a causal relationship between parental restriction and childhood overweight.
Parents may inadvertently promote excess weight gain in childhood by using inappropriate child-feeding behaviours. We recommend the development of interventions to increase awareness of the possible consequences of inappropriate child-feeding behaviours. Parents who are concerned about their child's weight will also require guidance and support in order to adopt more appropriate child-feeding behaviours.
(Adapted from: Oxford journals; Journal of public health) http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/29/2/132.full?sid=7855085f-d782- 45fa-a90c-d8a99a480542
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