Understanding Parents' Experiences of Using a Portion Guide for Young Children: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Serving children larger portion sizes is associated with higher energy intake and can contribute to childhood obesity. Parents of young children report being open to receiving portion guidance. However, the perspective of parents who have received a portion guide is not well understood. The current study aimed to (i) understand how parents provided with an age-appropriate portion guide use it to guide feeding behaviour and (ii) assess the value of making age-appropriate portion guidance more widely available. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 parents of young children (1-4 years) who had received an age-appropriate portion guide. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis and four themes were developed: (i) guidance is appreciated but has a limited

SUBMITTER: Malmberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701707 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature