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Promoting toddlers' self-regulation and healthy eating habits among families living in poverty: A randomized controlled trial of Recipe 4 Success.

Robert L Nix, Sukhdeep Gill, Michelle L Hostetler, Mark E Feinberg, Lori A Francis, Cynthia A Stifter, Cheryl B McNeil, Sarah M Kidder, Damon E Jones, Ye Rang Park and 4 more

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Child development. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Interventions for positive parental feeding practices in low-income households: a scoping review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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  4. From preschool to policy: A scoping review of recommended interventions for a systems approach to improve dietary intake in early childhood.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Robert L NixUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1345-1666
Sukhdeep GillPennsylvania State University-York, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michelle L HostetlerPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mark E FeinbergPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lori A FrancisPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cynthia A StifterPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cheryl B McNeilWest Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Sarah M KidderPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Damon E JonesPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ye Rang ParkUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Christina N KimUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9401-6585
Ashleigh G EngbretsonUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Sarah M BraatenUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Vivian L TamkinUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Pennsylvania State University · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000127 · NCATS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI SINOWAY, LAWRENCE I · 2012 to 2015
$17.1M
Promoting Self-Regulation Skills and Healthy Eating Habits in Early Head StartR01HD081361 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI NIX, ROBERT · 2015 to 2020
$2.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000127NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD081361NIH HHS R01HD081361NIH HHS UL Tr000127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Recipe 4 Success preventive intervention targeted multiple factors critical to the health and well-being of toddlers living in poverty. This randomized controlled trial, which was embedded within Early Head Start home visits for 12 weeks, included 242 racially and ethnically diverse families (51% girls; toddler mean age = 2.58 years; data collected 2016-2019). Compared to parents in usual practice home visits, parents in Recipe 4 Success displayed greater sensitive scaffolding of toddlers' learning and more responsive food parenting practices (Cohen's d = .21-.30). Toddlers in Recipe 4 Success exhibited greater self-regulation and had healthier eating habits (Cohen's d = |.16-.35|). Results highlight the value of Recipe 4 Success in promoting parent and toddler behavior change that could have life-long benefits.

Indexed as

ParentingSelf-ControlChild, PreschoolDiet, HealthyFeeding BehaviorFemaleHabitsHumansInfantMaleParentsPoverty

Identifiers

PMID37767600
PMCPMC10942656
OpenAlexW4387114449

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