Maternal attributions of etiology in nonorganic failure to thrive.

Sturm, Lynne; Drotar, Dennis

doi:10.1037/h0089369

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“…The second half staned to refuse food when transition to other textures was introduced. In work on FTT, 31 percent of the mothers of preschoolers who had been diagnosed three years earlier as nonorganic FIT recalled eating problems such as lack of interest in eating (Sturm & Drotar, 1991). Some authors guided by psychoanalytic theory (Chatoor et al, 1985;Satter, 1990) have suggested that some forms of food refusal are based in the infant's emotional response to parenting practices.…”

Section: Occupational Therapy Ln Health Carementioning

confidence: 96%

“…Although family-centered intervention may not be feasible in extremely dysfunctional or abusive families, this approach holds the greatest promise for most families of children with FIT (Drotar, 1991). Once F?T is identified, the family system level is the first place to gather information for intervention.…”

Section: Assessment and Interventionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Denial that parenting practices might contribute to FlT could serve to protect the parent against the sense of defeat that can undermine confidence (Sturm & Drotar, 1991). To establish the necessary working relationship with parents, an understanding of the cognitive coping mechanism is required.…”

Section: Assessment and Interventionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…This suggests that some interaction problems can be the product of feeding problems, not the source of it. Drotar (1991) provides a comprehensive discussion of the potential contributions of the family environment, either directly on the infant's occupational performance in feeding or indirectly by affecting the energy and responsivity of the primary caregiver. Feeding problems are more likely in families living with limited economic resources and experiencing social isolation (Bithoney & Newberger, 1987;Dahl & Sundelin, 1986).…”

Section: Parent-infant Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cognitions or beliefs the parent and/or other authority figure hold about the definition of the problem and the expectations for the solution (Drotar, Wilson & Sturm, 1989;Sturm & Drotar, 1991) are an important part of the assessment process. Questions such as "How do you describe your child's problem?"…”

Section: Assessment and Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Nature and Diversity of Problems Leading to Failure to Thrive

Humphry

1995

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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Failure to thrive increases a child's risk for developmental problems and warrants intensive intervention. At the same time, infants with failure to thrive and their families can present a complex number of issues that need to be addressed for successful outcome. The traditional approach which draws a distinction between organic and nonorganic failure to thrive does not reflect current work in the area and can be too simplistic to help the therapist develop an effective assessment and intervention strategy. This article examines the literature and presents a multi-systems model to organize the factors that can contribute to failure to thrive. By emphasizing the interactive nature of systems the occupational therapist will be able to identify the range of issues for assessment with multiple opportunities for intervention.

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Section: Occupational Therapy Ln Health Carementioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Assessment and Interventionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Assessment and Interventionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Parent-infant Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Assessment and Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Nature and Diversity of Problems Leading to Failure to Thrive

Humphry

1995

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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Maternal Stress and Problem‐Solving Skills in a Sample of Children with Nonorganic Feeding Disorders

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Dovey

Coulthard

et al. 2013

Infant Mental Health Journal

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This study compared the problem-solving strategies among 20 mothers whose infants were diagnosed with a feeding disorder against 20 matched controls. The mothers from the two groups were matched for age and level of education. All mothers completed two questionnaires: the Behavioral Pediatric Feeding Assessment Scale and the Parenting Stress Index (R.R. Abidin, 1990). To measure maternal problem-solving skill, the Parent Means-End Problem-Solving Instrument (D.M. Bryant & B.H. Wasik, 1994) was administered. As expected, statistically significant differences were related to the number and frequency of feeding problems reported and difficulties with mealtime management. Furthermore, mothers of children with a diagnosed feeding disorder demonstrated fewer problem-solving skills and made use of more "high-control solutions" (e.g., forcing the child to comply or punishing the child). In contrast, parents of children without feeding disorders preferred to implement more indirect problem-solving strategies (e.g., planning to remove the child from the situation). Mounting evidence has suggested that difficulties in parenting a child with a diagnosed nonorganic feeding disorder stem from both child-and parent-related factors. The current study provides tentative early evidence for the role of maternal high-controlling problem-solving strategies in a small sample of children diagnosed with this disorder.

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Psychosocial Influences in the Etiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis of Nonorganic Failure to Thrive

Drotar

Sturm

1991

Theory and Research in Behavioral Pediatrics

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Maternal attributions of etiology in nonorganic failure to thrive.

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

The Nature and Diversity of Problems Leading to Failure to Thrive

The Nature and Diversity of Problems Leading to Failure to Thrive

Maternal Stress and Problem‐Solving Skills in a Sample of Children with Nonorganic Feeding Disorders

Psychosocial Influences in the Etiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis of Nonorganic Failure to Thrive

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