Associations of mothers' and fathers' structure-related food parenting practices and child food approach eating behaviors during the COVID pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many mothers and fathers have spent more time at home with their children, warranting consideration of parenting practices around food during the pandemic as influences on obesogenic eating behaviors among children. Structure-related feeding practices, particularly around snacking, may be particularly challenging yet influential in the pandemic setting. Parent sex and levels of feeding-related co-operation among parents (co-feeding) are understudied potential influences on parent-child feeding relationships.

Methods

We investigated relationships between structure-related parent feeding and child food approach behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, while considering potential moderating influences of parent sex and co-feeding levels.

SUBMITTER: Jansen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9059343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature