Parenting styles, feeding styles, feeding practices, and weight status in 4-12 year-old children: A systematic review of the literature

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Shloim, Netalie ^a   Edelson, Lisa R ^b   Martin, Nathalie ^b   Hetherington, Marion M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Feeding practices; Feeding styles; Obesity; Parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954205314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01849     Document Type: Review

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