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Parental perceptions of childhood feeding problems
Lucy Harvey1, Rachel Bryant-Waugh2, Beth Watkins3
1Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, UKLoughborough University, UK lucysharvey@aol.co.uk.
Summary
Parental anxiety, not feeding problems, influences reports of children's eating habits. Parental anxiety predicts alignment between perceived and actual child nutritional intake in non-clinical samples.
Area of Science:
- Child Nutrition
- Parental Mental Health
- Feeding Behavior
Background:
- Parental reports often align with children's nutritional intake.
- Childhood feeding difficulties are common and require understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between parental reports of feeding problems and child nutritional intake.
- To determine if parental anxiety predicts the accuracy of these reports.
Main Methods:
- 61 parents of children (2-7 years) completed feeding problem and anxiety scales.
- Children's nutritional intake was assessed via food diaries analyzed by CompEAT software.
Main Results:
- No association found between parent-reported feeding problems and child's actual nutritional intake.
- Parental anxiety correlated with reports of feeding problems.
- Parental anxiety independently predicted the congruence between reported and actual child intake.
Conclusions:
- Parental anxiety, rather than feeding problems, may influence parent perception of child intake.
- A multifactorial approach is crucial for understanding childhood feeding issues.
- Further research with clinical samples is recommended.
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