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Understanding Caregivers' Influence on Preschoolers' Eating Behaviors: An Integrative Review Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior.
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- Acceptability and Satisfaction of Eat My ABCs: A Mindful Eating Program for Preschoolers in Low-Income Families.Nutrients · 2026Trial
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- Early Reward Learning and the Origins of Obesity: Food, Non-Food Reward, and Developing Self-Regulation.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Caregiver Feeding Practices and Late-Preschool BMI-for-Age z-Score Trajectories Among WIC-Enrolled Children: A National Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Nutritional knowledge, sustainable food practices and food safety, in child and youth care facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Seeing Food Through Young Children's Eyes: Children's Representations of Parental Feeding Strategies and Food Choice Reasoning.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Factors associated with a double burden of malnutrition among preschool-aged ethnic minority children in northern Thailand: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Strong feelings, small bites: investigating emotional undereating in children's picky eating and food neophobia within the family context.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Healthy eating attitudes of caregivers of children with special needs and their association with children's eating behaviors: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Examining the Effects of the Protection Motivation Theory-Based Online Intervention on Improving the Cognitive Behavioral Outcomes of Caregivers of Children With Atopic Diseases: Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Multifactorial Determinants of Childhood Eating Behaviors: Insights and Interventions Using the Social Ecological Model.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
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objectivesPrimary caregivers of children play a significant role in developing their dietary behaviors. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this integrative review aimed to synthesize studies examining how personal and household characteristics, caregivers' dietary beliefs, intentions, and feeding practices influence the eating behaviors of preschool-aged children (2-5 years).
methodsPubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles published between January 2014 and September 2024. The expanded PRISMA 2020 checklist was used to guide the literature search and report the results. The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice (JHNEBP) was also used to evaluate the quality of the selected articles.
resultsA total of 10 studies were included in the final analysis. The studies revealed that preschoolers' eating behaviors were significantly influenced by personal characteristics (e.g., caregivers' BMI, and weight perceptions) and household factors (e.g., food availability). Additionally, caregivers' feeding practices, such as restriction, modeling, and permissiveness, played a pivotal role in shaping children's eating habits. Although caregivers expressed intentions to provide a healthy diet, they often faced barriers, including conflicting work schedules, financial constraints, and logistical challenges, which impeded their ability to consistently promote healthy eating behaviors.
conclusionsCaregivers' beliefs, intentions, and feeding practices are pivotal in shaping preschoolers' eating behaviors. However, the limited available literature and the underexplored mechanisms linking these factors make it challenging to draw solid conclusions. Future research should address these gaps and consider integrating caregiver-focused factors into tailored interventions to promote healthier eating habits in preschool-aged children. This can aid healthcare professionals in designing culturally and contextually sensitive strategies for improving childhood nutrition.
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