"You must eat the salad because it is nutritious". Argumentative strategies adopted by parents and children in food-related discussions at mealtimes

Appetite

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-94

  Bova, Antonio ^a   Arcidiacono, Francesco ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Family; Food; Mealtime; Parent child feeding strategies; Quality quantity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAUGHTER; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; MOTHER; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SON; CONVERSATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY INTERACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ARGUMENTATION; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FAMILY; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; ITALY; MEALTIME; PARENT-CHILD FEEDING STRATEGIES; QUALITY/QUANTITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; SWITZERLAND; VEGETABLE;

ARGUMENTATION; FAMILY; FOOD; MEALTIME; PARENT-CHILD FEEDING STRATEGIES; QUALITY/QUANTITY;

ADULT; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEALS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWITZERLAND; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84888384146     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.10.019     Document Type: Article

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