Location: Children's Nutrition Research Center
Title: Exploring parent feeding practices, the home environment, and toddler dietAuthor
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LEDOUX, TRACEY - University Of Houston |
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CEPNI, ALIVE - University Of Houston |
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TAYLOR, ASHLEY - University Of Houston |
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CRUMBLEY, CHRISTINE - University Of Houston |
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Thompson, Deborah - Debbe |
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MORAN, NANCY - Children'S Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) |
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OLVERA, NORMA - University Of Houston |
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O'CONNOR, DANIEL - University Of Houston |
Submitted to: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 5/5/2020 Publication Date: 8/24/2020 Citation: Ledoux, T., Cepni, A., Taylor, A., Crumbley, C., Thompson, D.J., Moran, N., Olvera, N., O'Connor, D. 2020. Exploring parent feeding practices, the home environment, and toddler diet. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 120(9 Suppl):A-80. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: According to the Division of Responsibility, children develop healthy eating behaviors if caregivers create a healthy home environment (i.e., structure feeding) and avoid controlling feeding (Satter, 2008). This study aimed to determine the relationships among structured feeding, the home environment, and toddler's (12-36 months) diet. Parents of toddlers were recruited from the community to complete 1) the Kids Bite Food Frequency Questionnaire (Aquilar et al., 2014) to assess snack, fruit and vegetable (FV), and sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) intake of toddlers; 2) the 22-item Structured Feeding measure of limit setting and consistency in feeding (Savage et al., 2017); and 3) a phone interview to assess home availability of FV, SSB, and snack foods (Fulkerson et al., 2008). All measures are valid for use with parents of toddlers or preschoolers. Spearman rho correlation analyses tested correlations with significance set at p<.05. The sample (n=50) comprised toddlers (M age = 27 months, 58% males) and parents (M age=31.7 years, 84% female), who were Non-Hispanic white (44%), Hispanic/Latino (38%), and/or African American (32%). Limit setting was significantly related to intake (r=-.301, p=.034) of SSB, and intake (r=-.451, p=.001) and availability (r=-.328, p=.028) of snacks. Consistency in feeding was significantly related to intake (r=.592, p<.001) and availability (r=.350, p=.018) of FV; and intake (r=-.295, p=.031) and availability (r=-.303, p=.043) of SSB. We concluded that dimensions of structured feeding were related to dietary intake and home environment of toddler age children. |