Maternal-Child Feeding Patterns and Child Body Weight

Faith, Myles S.; Heshka, Stanley; Keller, Kathleen L.; Sherry, Bettylou; Matz, Patty E.; Pietrobelli, Angelo; Allison, David B.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.157.9.926

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“…Study designs that look at differences between feeding styles of African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic and other ethnic groups are necessary to fully understand the influence of culture on these behaviors. 27 In sum and within the limits of this study, maternal perceived responsibility for child feeding, perception of child overweight and monitoring of child fat intake appear to be components of the shared home environment, whereas maternal concerns about child weight, restriction of child eating and encouragement of child eating appear to be components of the non-shared environment. Differences in the maternal concern about child weight and eating encouragements are associated with differences in sibling weight status.…”

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Maternal restriction of children's eating and encouragements to eat as the ‘non-shared environment’: a pilot study using the child feeding questionnaire

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Objective: This pilot study tested whether maternal feeding attitudes and styles towards children are part of the 'shared' or 'non-shared' home environment. A secondary aim was to test whether within-family differences in maternal feeding attitudes and styles relate to within-family differences in child weight status. Methods: Mothers of 3-to 7-year-old sibling pairs (N ¼ 15 pairs) completed the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ), which assessed feeding attitudes (perceived responsibility, perceived child overweight and child weight concern) and feeding styles (monitoring, restriction and pressure to eat) towards children. Mothers rated each sibling separately. Child weight and height were measured and converted to body mass index (BMI) z-scores. Intraclass correlations tested the familial associations for each CFQ subscale. Pearson's correlations tested whether within-family differences in CFQ subscales were related to within-family differences in child BMI z-scores. Results: Perceived responsibility (r ¼ 0.77, P ¼ 0.0004), perceived child overweight (r ¼ 0.99, Po0.0001) and monitoring (r ¼ 0.57, P ¼ 0.01) showed significant familial correlations. Mothers reported significantly greater weight concern (r ¼ 0.85, P ¼ 0.02) and reduced pressure to eat (r ¼ À0.80, P ¼ 0.03) towards heavier than thinner children within families. Conclusion: Whether or not maternal feeding practices are shared or non-shared components of the home environment depends on the specific feeding domain being measured. Restrictive feeding practices and encouragements to eat by mothers might be tested as non-shared environmental variables in genetics studies of childhood obesity.

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“…(Previous studies have not found an effect of SES on feeding practice: e.g. Faith et al, 2003;Patrick et al, 2005). All families from each of the nurseries were given questionnaires by nursery staff if they had a child over 1 year of age.…”

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“…Such a model highlights that parent and child BMI should be taken into account in the assessment of the relationship between parental eating and feeding practices. However, whilst some work has suggested that the relationships between parental eating psychopathology and controlling feeding practices are independent of child actual or perceived weight (Tiggeman & Lowes, 2002), and that maternal and child BMI are unrelated to maternal-child feeding patterns (Faith et al, 2003), others suggest that aspects of controlling feeding practices can explain significant amounts of variance in children's adiposity (e.g. Spruijt-Metz, Lindquist, Birch, Fisher & Goran, 2002).…”

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Maternal and paternal controlling feeding practices with male and female children

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“…Research shows a strong correlation between parental and child obesity, particularly among mothers and their children. [12][13][14] Moreover, there is evidence of strong associations between parenting practices and children's eating habits, physical activity, and weight status, suggesting that the promotion of effective parenting is critical for the prevention of obesity. [15][16][17] Maccabi Health Care Services (MHS) is the second largest health maintenance organization in Israel, providing primary care services to 2 million beneficiaries throughout the country.…”

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An Intensive Family Intervention Clinic for Reducing Childhood Obesity

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Elkayam²,

Cohen³

et al. 2014

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Background: Childhood and adolescent obesity constitute a significant public health concern. Family health care settings with multidisciplinary teams provide an opportunity for weight loss treatment. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of intensive treatment designed to reduce weight using a parent-child lifestyle modification intervention in a family health care clinic for obese and overweight children who had failed previous treatment attempts.Methods: This was a practice-based 6-month intervention at Maccabi Health Care Services, an Israeli health maintenance organization, consisting of parental education, individual child consultation, and physical activity classes. We included in the intervention 100 obese or overweight children aged 5 to 14 years and their parents and 943 comparison children and their parents. Changes in body mass index z-scores, adjusted for socioeconomic status, were analyzed, with a follow-up at 14 months and a delayed follow-up at an average of 46.7 months.Results: The mean z-score after the intervention was lower in the intervention group compared to the comparison group (1.74 and 1.95, respectively; P ‫؍‬ .019). The intervention group sustained the reduction in z-score after an average of 46.7 months (P < .001). Of the overweight or obese children, 13% became normal weight after the intervention, compared with 4% of the comparison children.

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Maternal-Child Feeding Patterns and Child Body Weight

Abstract: Background: Certain mother-child feeding patterns (MCFPs) may promote childhood obesity and/or disordered eating.

Cited by 75 publications

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Maternal restriction of children's eating and encouragements to eat as the ‘non-shared environment’: a pilot study using the child feeding questionnaire

Maternal restriction of children's eating and encouragements to eat as the ‘non-shared environment’: a pilot study using the child feeding questionnaire

Maternal and paternal controlling feeding practices with male and female children

An Intensive Family Intervention Clinic for Reducing Childhood Obesity

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