Barney and breakfast: Messages about food and eating in preschool television shows and how they may impact the development of eating behaviours in children

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1323-1336

  Anderson, Leslie Margaret ^a   Anderson, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Eating; Food; Media; Preschoolers; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649408276     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903040516     Document Type: Article

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