“What’s Cooking?”: Qualitative Evaluation of a Head Start Parent–Child Pilot Cooking Program

Miller, Benjamin A.; Kaesberg, J.; Thompson, V.B.; Wyand, Rachel A.

doi:10.1177/1524839916679104

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“…For many participants, this opportunity alone was appreciated. The observation that parents and children connected positively in different ways is an important finding itself, which echoes the findings of previous studies on joint cooking classes, namely, that cooking classes for parents and children not only increase knowledge and confidence in cooking but also support family connections and family food environments [ 26 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

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Supporting Positive Parenting and Promoting Healthy Living through Family Cooking Classes

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Thøgersen

Bonde³

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Background: The family is an important setting in the promotion of child health. The parent–child relationship affects the social and health development of children, and children’s healthy behaviors are associated with positive parenting strategies. The parent–child relationship is bi-directional and the connection between parenting and child health is complex. However, few parenting interventions work with parents and children together, and more knowledge is needed on how to develop and implement interventions promoting healthy parent–child relationships. Focusing on a family cooking class program, this study addresses how community initiatives engaging parents and children together can contribute to integrating parenting support with local health promotion. Methods: Participant-driven photo-elicited interviews (nine families), focus group evaluations (nine parents/14 children) and observations during cooking classes (10 classes) were applied to analyze the tools and mechanisms that can support positive parenting. Results: The study found that visual, practical and sensory learning techniques, applied in a context-sensitive learning environment that ensured guidance, safety and a friendly social atmosphere, contributed to positive parent–child interaction and bonding. Conclusion: The cooking program facilitated parenting practices that support child involvement and autonomy. Thus, the program constituted an effective intervention to strengthen parent–child relationships and positive parenting.

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confidence: 81%

“…Further, studies investigating children’s participation in meal preparation at home suggest that the social activity of cooking offers a rich opportunity for positive parent–child bonding [ 25 ]. Nevertheless, limited research exists on joint cooking programs and how these potentially strengthen parent–child relations [ 26 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supporting Positive Parenting and Promoting Healthy Living through Family Cooking Classes

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that cooking classes can have positive effects on parents, such as increased self-efficacy for meal preparation (Herbert et al, 2014; Morin et al, 2013). While there is a need for further examination of cooking classes that involve both parents and children, a few studies have examined such classes and reported positive outcomes including improvements in HE-PA behaviors (Anderson et al, 2015; Miller et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Engaging with health programming in head start: Parents’ perspectives

Forrest

Lee

Hegde

et al. 2023

Journal of Early Childhood Research

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The purpose of this study was to explore parents’ common experiences with healthy eating and physical activity-focused (HE-PA) programming in one Head Start (HS) program (two centers) in eastern North Carolina (NC). Researchers conducted 13 in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews November 2017–May 2018. Participants were parents of preschool children (4–5 years) enrolled in HS. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Phenomenology was used to guide study design and analysis to identify themes. Researchers identified seven emergent themes within three categories: (1) strategies to facilitate engagement; (2) motivators for engagement; and (3) barriers to engagement. HS facilitated engagement through HE-PA focused programming. Parents reported they were motivated by self-interest and their children, but engagement was challenged by poor communication and socioeconomic barriers. HS programs may benefit from new strategies that help parents overcome barriers to making HE-PA a priority amongst competing priorities. Research is also needed to explore new methods of communication that align with parent-reported motivations.

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“…increasing fruit and vegetables intakes, 20,25 less consumption of takeaway/fast foods and ready meals, and less consumption of convenience foods, discretionary food and drinks. 46 Family meals provide an opportunity to expose children to healthy food, observe others eating through role modelling, and establish routines and behaviours in a familiar social setting.…”

Section: Food Literacy Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There have been several international interventions (USA, Germany and New Zealand) targeting parents of 0-5 years that combine food literacy and positive parenting feeding practices. [20][21][22][23][24][25] These have reported positive impacts on children's dietary intakes 20 and improvements in parenting feeding practices. 22 The duration of these interventions ranged from 6 weeks 24 to 18 months.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of a food literacy and positive feeding practices program for parents of 0 to 5 years olds in Western Australia

Tartaglia¹,

Jancey

Jordan

et al. 2023

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue AddressedLifelong eating behaviours are established in childhood. Improving parents' food literacy skills is essential, as parents play a fundamental role in establishing their children's healthy eating behaviours and preferences for nutritious food. This paper describes the development and evaluation of an innovative program that combines food literacy with positive parent feeding practices, targeting parents in disadvantaged areas of Western Australia.MethodsThe Food Sensations® for Parents five‐week program was delivered to participants from community‐based parenting organisations during 2020 and 2021. Formative research and a pre‐post evaluation design were adopted.ResultsPre‐ and post‐evaluation data were collected from 224 participants (96% female). There was a statistically significant improvement in the mean score for 13 food literacy behaviours, 10 positive parenting feeding practices and a mean increase in parents' daily vegetable intake of 1/3 serve. Participants reported significantly greater net improvements in food literacy behaviours than feeding practices, the largest being the Use a nutrition information panel to make food choices (33.1%). Multivariate logistic regression analyses found English as a first language, being older than 35, and from a higher Socio‐Economic Index for Areas resulted in a higher likelihood of positive changes in behaviours and practices.ConclusionsThe findings indicate that the program is effective in improving the frequency of use of food literacy behaviours, positive parenting feeding practices and increasing vegetable consumption.So What?Analysing improvements in food literacy behaviours and feeding practices provides clarity on what change can be expected with a five‐week parent program.

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“What’s Cooking?”: Qualitative Evaluation of a Head Start Parent–Child Pilot Cooking Program

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Supporting Positive Parenting and Promoting Healthy Living through Family Cooking Classes

Supporting Positive Parenting and Promoting Healthy Living through Family Cooking Classes

Engaging with health programming in head start: Parents’ perspectives

Effectiveness of a food literacy and positive feeding practices program for parents of 0 to 5 years olds in Western Australia

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