Parents play a critical role in the development of children's eating behaviours and weight
status, serving as providers, models and regulators of the food environment. Many research …

A substantial body of research suggests that efforts to prevent pediatric obesity may benefit
from targeting not just what a child eats, but how they eat. Specifically, child obesity …

Why Love Matters explains why loving relationships are essential to brain development in
the early years, and how these early interactions can have lasting consequences for future …

Feeding and parenting are inextricably linked. The complex bidirectional interactions
between parent feeding practices and child eating behaviour shape the early feeding …

Complementary feeding, when foods are introduced to complement a milk-based diet,
generally occurs between 6 and 23 months of age. It is a critical period for both physical and …

The risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity are known and can be identified
antenatally or during infancy, however, the majority of effective interventions are designed …

Complementary feeding methods have the potential to not only ensure a diet of nutritional
adequacy but also promote optimal food-related behaviours and skills. While the …

Context: Picky eating behavior is prevalent among toddlers and may negatively impact their
growth and development. Objective: This article summarizes the correlates of picky eating …

Objective To identify associations between structure-related and non-responsive feeding
practices and children's eating behaviors. Design Cross-sectional online survey design …

Several studies have found an association between eating behaviours and weight status
and obesity risk in childhood. Children's eating behaviours arise from a combination of …