Spahiu, E., Çitozi, R. & Zekaj, E. (2014). Healthy eating behaviour on children and the role of family modelling. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 9(Proc1), pp.S300-S310. Most people's food and eating decisions are embedded in family food and eating subsystems and/or intimately connected to significant others. Our study aimed to evaluate the food behaviour in children aged 11, 13 and 15 years old in relation to the family models. Our study was conducted in order to evaluate the eating behaviour on children in relation to the family modelling. This study included children aged 11, 13 and 15 years old from Tirana (capital of Albania), of 5, 7, respectively 9 grade, both from the urban and rural environment. A total of 240 students were included in the study, as follows: 120 students from rural areas (40 students 11 years old, 40 students 13 years old, 40 students 15 years old), and from urban areas the same number. The data collection was done using an anonymous tool based on the questionnaire used for the HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children). As we know, it is very important to eat together as a family because healthy eating habits are formed by dining at home together. It is good that at least breakfast and dinner should be reserved to the whole family. A quite important percentage of students do not take breakfast in the family ever and this percentage increases by age. The study showed a prevalence of subjects from urban areas and a slight domination of girls. Most of the children have daily dinners with parents, even the proportion decreases by increasing age. More extended research is needed to confirm the situation at national level and to understand its causes. These should be followed by specific interventions aiming to raise awareness of the parents about their major role in influencing the children and in creating the basic premises for a healthy lifestyle in their adult life.

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All people acquire healthy or unhealthy habits during family life where the influence of the parental model is decisive. It is precisely the influence of parents at these ages that taken in the study 11,13 and 15 years based on the European study HBSC. A total of 240 children’s were included in the study, as follows: 120 children’s from rural areas (40 children’s 11 years old, 40 children’s 13 years old, 40 children’s 15 years old), and from urban areas the same number. In the contemporary literature of dietetics, it is a well-known fact that eating family together plays a decisive role in modelling healthy behaviours in children where the parent plays the main role. The recommendations show that it would be very valuable in many educational aspects for the family to consume most of the three meals, breakfast and dinner together. This lifestyle keeps the family together and children are educated with healthy eating behaviours. Data show that these ages in a large percentage do not consume breakfast (which is considered the most important meal) and this percentage increases with age. A more in-depth study at national level is needed to understand its causes. It is noticed that children consume in many cases an intermediate meal of the fast-food type. These should be followed by specific interventions aimed at raising parents' awareness of their key role in influencing children and creating the basic premise for a healthy lifestyle in their ongoing lives as status changes from child to adult.