Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2018
Bidirectional associations between mothers' feeding practices and child eating behaviours.
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- Associations of sugar-related food parenting practices and parental feeding styles with prospective dietary behavior of children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature from 2017 to 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Variation of parental feeding practices during the COVID-2019 pandemic: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Parent-Child influences on child eating self-regulation and weight in early childhood: A systematic review.Appetite · 2022Pooled it
- Factors associated with water consumption among children: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Predicting structure- and control-based parental feeding practices among families with low-income: An ecological approach.Appetite · 2026Article
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- How Does Household Food Insecurity Impact Complementary Feeding, in High Income Countries, in a Cost-of-Living Crisis? A Systematic Scoping Review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Parental Mental Health, Feeding Practices, and Sociodemographic Factors as Determinants of Childhood Obesity in Greece.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Exploring caregiver experiences of raising a child with feeding difficulties: a qualitative study.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Preschool children's eating behaviors and caregivers' feeding practices in relation to children's weight in China: a network analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Mindful Parenting and Picky Eating Behaviors in Early Childhood: Parental Dietary Competence as a Mediator.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal associations between food fussiness and parental feeding behaviors in Chinese children: between- and within-person effects.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
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- The Impact of Eating Behaviors on Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Over 12 Months in Children.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Article
- The invisible connection of mothers' BMI, emotional appetite, and food choices with childhood obesity.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Bidirectional Association Between Parental Pressure to Eat and Children's Satiety Responsiveness: The Moderating Effect of Children's Temperament.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examined bidirectional relationships between maternal feeding practices and child food responsiveness and satiety responsiveness from 2 to 5 years.
methodsMothers (N = 207) reported their own feeding practices and child eating behaviours using validated questionnaires at child ages 2, 3.7, and 5 years. Cross-lagged analyses were conducted to test for bidirectional effects, adjusting for child BMI z-score (based on measured weight and height) at 14 months.
resultsEating behaviours and feeding practices showed strong continuity across the three time points. Maternal feeding practices (higher reward for behaviour [β = 0.12, p = 0.025] and lower covert restriction [β = -0.14, p = 0.008]) were prospectively associated with higher food responsiveness. Conversely, increased child satiety responsiveness was primarily prospectively associated with mothers' feeding practices (increased structured meal timing [β = 0.11, p = 0.038], overt [β = 0.14, p = 0.010] and covert restriction [β = 0.11, p = 0.022]). The only exception was family meal setting, which was prospectively negatively associated with satiety responsiveness (β = -0.11, p = 0.035).
conclusionWhile maternal feeding practices and child satiety and food responsiveness show strong continuity between child age 2 and 5 years, maternal feeding practices appear to be associated with child food responsiveness over time. Conversely, child satiety responsiveness, but not food responsiveness, may also be associated with maternal feeding practices over time. These results are consistent with interventions that provide feeding advice to parents on how to respond appropriately to individual child eating behaviour phenotype.
trial registrationACTRN12608000056392 . Registered 29 January 2008.
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