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Considering How the Caregiver-Child Dyad Informs the Promotion of Healthy Eating Patterns in Children
Abigail Nita1, Robin Ortiz1,2,3, Sabrina Chen4
1Department of Pediatrics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Clinical Pediatrics
|May 24, 2025
Summary
Caregiver and child diets are linked, but pediatric practices often overlook caregiver nutrition. A dyadic (caregiver-child) approach is needed to improve family eating habits and promote intergenerational health.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Nutrition
- Family Health Interventions
- Childhood Obesity Prevention
Background:
- Caregiver dietary behaviors significantly impact child eating patterns.
- Pediatric practice has a gap in addressing caregiver diets concurrently with child diets.
- A dyadic (caregiver-child) dietary approach can enhance healthy eating promotion for both.
Purpose of the Study:
- To understand factors influencing caregiver-child dyadic dietary patterns (concordance and discordance).
- To explore the contexts surrounding these dyadic dietary patterns.
- To identify challenges in promoting healthy caregiver-child dyadic diets.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.
- Recruitment of 20 professionals with nutrition-related expertise for families via maximum variation sampling.
Main Results:
- Variable professional perspectives on defining 'healthy eating'.
- Child eating patterns are influenced by variable caregiver eating practices.
- Social context presents challenges to promoting healthy caregiver-child dyadic diets.
Conclusions:
- Insights gained can inform future interventions for positive intergenerational health transmission.
- Addressing both caregiver and child diets is crucial for effective pediatric nutrition strategies.
- Understanding professional and social contexts is key to successful family nutrition interventions.
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