ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Brazilian immigrant fathers' perspectives on child's eating and feeding practices: a qualitative study conducted in the United States.
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- A Systematic Review of Research on Non-Maternal Caregivers' Feeding of Children 0-3 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Language Spoken at Home and Preschooler Dietary Quality at Early Care and Education Facilities that Serve Children from Families with Low Income.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2025Article
- The Factors Influencing Feeding Practices of Primary Caregivers of Preschoolers: A Theory-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Understanding Caregivers' Influence on Preschoolers' Eating Behaviors: An Integrative Review Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Brazilian Immigrant Parents' Preferences for Content and Intervention Modalities for the Design of a Family-Based Intervention to Promote Their Preschool-Age Children's Healthful Energy Balance-Related Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesBrazilians comprise a rapidly growing immigrant Latino group in the USA, yet little research has focused on health issues affecting Brazilian children in immigrant families. As increasing evidence is documenting fathers' influential role in their children's eating behaviours and ultimately weight status, the current study sought to explore the Brazilian immigrant fathers' perspectives and practices related to child's feeding practices and their preschool-aged children's eating.
designQualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Interviews were conducted in Portuguese by native Brazilian research staff using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analysed thematically using a hybrid approach that incorporated deductive and inductive analytical approaches.
settingMassachusetts.
participantsTwenty-one Brazilian immigrant fathers who had at least one child aged 2-5 years.
resultsResults revealed fathers' awareness of the importance of healthy eating for their children, their influence as role models and their involvement in feeding routines of their preschool-aged children. Moreover, fathers were receptive to participating in family interventions to promote their children's healthy eating. Nearly all fathers reported wanting to learn more and to do 'what's right' for their children.
conclusionsThe current study provides new information about Brazilian immigrant fathers' views about factors influencing their children's healthy eating behaviours and paternal feeding practices. Future research should quantify fathers' feeding styles and practices and solicit fathers' input in the design of culturally appropriate family interventions targeting the home environment of preschool-aged children of Brazilian immigrant families.
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