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The effects of a music enrichment program on parent-infant interactions during mealtime: A randomized controlled

Amy R Smith1, Rina D Eiden2, Shannon Shisler3

  • 1Baby Health Behavior Lab, Division of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Children's Mercy Research Institute, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA; Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.

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|May 6, 2023
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Music enrichment programs improved parent-child interactions during feeding, reducing negative affect and intrusiveness. However, these positive changes did not impact infant weight status in this study.

Area of Science:

  • Child development
  • Pediatric health
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Parent-child interactions are crucial for child development and are linked to childhood obesity.
  • Music enrichment programs show potential for enhancing these interactions, offering a novel strategy for early obesity prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of a music enrichment program on parent-child interactional quality and infant weight status.
  • To compare the effects of a music program versus an active play group over a 2-year period.

Main Methods:

  • A 2-year randomized controlled trial involving 90 infants (9-15 months) and their caregivers.
  • Parent-child interaction was measured using the Parent Child Early Relational Assessment (PCERA) at multiple time points.
  • Weight for length z-score (zWFL) growth trajectories were modeled using mixed-effects regression.

Main Results:

  • Parents in the music group showed significant reductions in negative affect during feeding compared to the control group (p=0.00).
  • Parental intrusiveness during feeding also significantly decreased in the music group from month 6 to 12 (p=0.01).
  • No significant association was found between improved parent-child interactions and child weight-for-length z-score trajectories.

Conclusions:

  • Early music enrichment may foster more positive parent-child interactions, specifically during feeding.
  • Improvements in interactional quality during feeding were not directly linked to changes in infant weight gain trajectories in this trial.
Abstract

Keywords:
Enriched environmentInfant obesityMusicParenting

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