Authoritative feeding behaviors to reduce child BMI through online interventions

Abstract

PURPOSE.: The purpose of the study was to examine the feasibility and initial efficacies of parent- and/or child-focused online interventions and variables correlated with child body mass index percentile change. DESIGN AND METHODS.: A feasibility and cluster randomized controlled pilot study was used. RESULTS.: Recruitment was more effective at parent-teacher conferences compared with when materials were sent home with fifth- to eighth-grade culturally diverse students. Retention was 90% for students and 62-74% for parents. Authoritative parent feeding behaviors were associated with lower child body mass index. A larger study is warranted. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS.: Online approaches may provide a feasible option for childhood obesity prevention and amelioration.

Self-efficacy related to parental feeding behaviour in toddler besides social support and dependent-care agency

“…47 Analyzed the contents of the ethnographic study of on line posts of mothers who have children aged 0-2 years in two popular magazines in America that most of the questions and the support are delivered by mothers are problems in eating and sleeping independently in addition parenting stress issues and consultation on the development of children. 35 A survey to parents, the study stated that the majority of resources on feeding children is obtained from the internet, parents are more likely to share information about feeding with fellow partner, the process of extracting knowledge prefer to fellow parent groups through social media.…”

Changing parental feeding practices through web-based interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Of the 1271 records found (Fig 1), 12 articles [48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] met all the defined criteria and represented nine programs. The results of two programs, EMPOWER [56][57][58] and Early Food for Future Health [49,50], were reported on more than one study considering different follow-up measurements.…”

“…Five programs also focused on other topics besides children's nutrition, e.g., physical activity [48,54,55,57,59], sleep [48,59] and screen time [48,54,57]. The percentage of sessions or modules dedicated to nutritional issues ranged from 33.3% to 83.3% (M = 58.04, SD = 18.37) in those programs.…”

What a pilot study is and what it is not

“…Research by Frenn, Pruszynski, Feizer, and Zhang (), reported in this issue of JSPN, is an excellent example of a pilot study designed to test elements like the feasibility of recruitment strategies, retention of subjects, and adequacy of the conceptual model. Results of their study provided effect size data for sample size calculation and informed modifications to design of a larger study.…”

“…A pilot study is not synonymous with small sample size. In fact, depending on study aims, a pilot sample may not be all that small (see Frenn et al., ). Notably, the term is not required to publish a small‐sample study, nor is it appropriate to tack on the term “pilot” in the hope of deflecting reviewers’ concerns about sample size.…”