Remembered childhood mealtime experiences influence on early childcare and education staff

Zhang, Dong; Swindle, Taren; Fletcher, Janice; Sigman‐Grant, Madeleine; Johnson, Susan L.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2023.107003

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DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107003

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Remembered childhood mealtime experiences influence on early childcare and education staff

Dong Zhang

Taren Swindle

Janice Fletcher

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‘For me it’s just the conversation:’ responsive feeding influences among early childhood educators

Levin,

McIsaac,

Campbell

et al. 2024

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Objective: Early learning and childcare (ELCC) programmes play an important role in shaping children’s eating behaviours and long-term health by establishing a responsive feeding environment that encompasses not only mealtime behaviours but also extends to play activities and language used throughout the day. Despite their potential benefits, many ELCC centres do not consistently implement responsive feeding behaviours, facing challenges with organisational and behavioural changes within these environments. This study aims to identify influences on responsive feeding behaviours among early childhood educators prior to an intervention. Design: A qualitative study guided by the Behaviour Change Wheel framework and Capability Opportunity Motivation – Behaviour (COM-B) model. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted, recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was employed to identify themes, categorising them within the corresponding COM-B domains. Setting: Canada. Participants: Forty-one ELCC staff in various roles across eight centres from two provinces in eastern Canada. Results: Fifteen influences, spanning across all six domains of the COM-B model, were identified, highlighting gaps in educators’ knowledge and skills, varied approaches to food and feeding, and the interactions with children, parents, and co-workers on mealtimes dynamics. Additionally, costs, centre location and other physical resources emerged as enabling opportunities for responsive feeding behaviours. Conclusions: These findings offer a comprehensive exploration of the diverse factors influencing responsive feeding behaviours among educators, each varying in its potential for future behaviour change intervention.

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‘For me it’s just the conversation:’ responsive feeding influences among early childhood educators

Levin,

McIsaac,

Campbell

et al. 2024

Public Health Nutr.

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Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents’ health behaviour predicts preschool children’s behaviour in low-income communities in the United States

Pangalangan,

Puma

2024

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Objective: Despite public health efforts, most children in the United States do not meet nutrition and physical activity guidelines. Moreover, there are nutrition-related health disparities between non-Hispanic and Hispanic communities. Caregivers are critical role models that shape health behaviours in children. To promote healthy behaviours, health promotion interventions must consider the entire family unit. This study aimed to assess the impact of parent’s health behaviours on children’s health behaviours in a sample of non-Hispanic and Hispanic low-income parents. Design: A mixed-methods design was used to identify how parent health behaviours including fruit and vegetable intake, beverage intake, physical activity, and screen time influence corresponding child health behaviours. In addition, the study aimed to investigate whether the strength of association between parent and child health behaviours varied as a function of ethnicity. Survey data and semi-structured qualitative interviews were utilised for the analyses. Setting: The study was a part of the Culture of Wellness in Preschools Programme, a multi-level obesity prevention programme. The data were obtained from the parent wellness workshops, a direct education intervention aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity among parents and their children. Data Analysis: The quantitative analyses utilised survey data from the Family Wellness pre-survey. Hierarchical linear regression models assessed the relationship between parent–child-health behaviours. Interaction terms were created to understand if this relationship varied as a function of ethnicity. Data from qualitative interviews were analysed using thematic analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of the relationship between parent and child health behaviours. Results: Parent health behaviours significantly predicted child health behaviours across all models, and these relationships did not vary as a function of ethnicity. The quantitative data were supported by the qualitative analysis: parents modelled health behaviours and thus influenced their child’s health behaviour through a variety of mechanisms. Conclusion: Future efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle in children should engage with both family practices and the wider social context.

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Remembered childhood mealtime experiences influence on early childcare and education staff

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‘For me it’s just the conversation:’ responsive feeding influences among early childhood educators

‘For me it’s just the conversation:’ responsive feeding influences among early childhood educators

Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents’ health behaviour predicts preschool children’s behaviour in low-income communities in the United States

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