Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
Parental use of structure-based and autonomy support feeding practices with children with avid eating behaviour: an Ecological Momentary Assessment study
Originally published 2025-05-28 · The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s12966-025-01768-x ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
When my child is eager to eat, which parts of the meal can they still choose?
This article examines how parents use structure and autonomy support when feeding children who are highly interested in eating. The study makes room for the child’s own perspective or responsibility in a decision families can recognise.
Who was studied?
Families of children with avid eating behaviour reporting feeding practices in the moment.
Age / stage: Childhood
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about how parents use structure and autonomy support when feeding children who are highly interested in eating?
- Which behaviours were directly recorded, and which interpretations required an inference?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is families of children with avid eating behaviour reporting feeding practices in the moment.
Keep the limits in view
A pattern in observed behaviour can have several explanations. The study setting and the way the behaviour was recorded matter when interpreting it.
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Katie L. Edwards; Abigail Pickard; Claire Farrow; Emma Haycraft; Moritz Herle; Clare Llewellyn; Helen Croker; Alice Kininmonth; Jacqueline Blissett (2025). Parental use of structure-based and autonomy support feeding practices with children with avid eating behaviour: an Ecological Momentary Assessment study The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01768-x
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