Getting my child to eat the right amount. Mothers' considerations when deciding how much food to offer their child at a meal

Appetite

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-32

  Johnson, Susan L ^a   Goodell, L Suzanne ^b   Williams, Kimberly ^a   Power, Thomas G ^c   Hughes, Sheryl O ^d  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Mother; Obesity; Portion; Preschool; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GRANDPARENT; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PORTION SIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; COLORADO; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; HISPANIC; INTERVIEW; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; PORTION SIZE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84923931301     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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