ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2015
Maternal Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Feeding Practices in Elementary School-Aged Latino Children: A Pilot Qualitative Study on the Impact of the Cultural Role of Mothers in the US-Mexican Border Region of San Diego, California.
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- Parenting Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity Among Hispanic Families: A Systematic Literature Review.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions Aimed at Decreasing Obesity in Hispanic Children in the First 1000 Days: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Pooled it
- A longitudinal study of perceived stress, tangible social support, and gender on Mexican American parental feeding practices.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Article
- Associations between parent and child physical activity and eating behaviours in a diverse sample: an ecological momentary assessment study.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Feeding decision-making among first generation Latinas living in non-metropolitan and small metro areas.PloS one · 2019Article
- Mothers' conceptions about excess weight in infancy and the nutritional status of their children.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2016Article
- Factors influencing food preparation behaviours: findings from focus groups with Mexican-American mothers in southern California.Public health nutrition · 2016Article
- Mother-reported sleep, accelerometer-estimated sleep and weight status in Mexican American children: sleep duration is associated with increased adiposity and risk for overweight/obese status.Journal of sleep research · 2014Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore the attitudes and behaviors of Latino mothers around feeding their children. Using qualitative methods, we conducted four focus groups in Spanish with 41 Latino mothers of elementary school-age children in San Diego County, CA. Latino mothers' mean age was 41 years; 90% were foreign-born; and 74% had a high school education or less. We explored cultural viewpoints around feeding and cooking and feeding strategies used. Focus groups were analyzed based on a priori and emergent themes. The following themes around feeding emerged: feeding attitudes central to the maternal responsibility of having well-fed children and feeding behaviors that centered on cooking methods, supportive behaviors, and reinforcement strategies for "eating well." These findings increase our understanding of the Latino maternal role to feed children and can help to inform more culturally appropriate research to effectively address nutritional issues and obesity prevention in Latino children.
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