Research Showcase Abstracts
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Year
2017
Language
English
Title
Family Mealtime Observation Study (FaMOS)
Objective(s)/Process or Summary of Content
To address the limitations of existing research through a cross-sectional study that will examine the associations between observed parental feeding practices and nutrition risk among preschoolers aged 3-5 years in a sample of 75 Canadian families
Method(s)/Systemic Approach Used
• Recruitment
– Facebook, GFHS, OEYC
• Eligibility
– At least one child between 2-5 years
– Ability to understand and speak English during meals
– Individual who primarily fed child was able to participate
– Facebook, GFHS, OEYC
• Eligibility
– At least one child between 2-5 years
– Ability to understand and speak English during meals
– Individual who primarily fed child was able to participate
Conclusions(s)/Recommendations
• FaMOS has been found to be feasible and acceptable among parents of preschool-aged children
• The development of family-based interventions currently involves a lot of guess work because there is no clear understanding of how parental feeding practices influence children’s dietary intake
• FaMOS includes both mothers and fathers for a more complete picture of family meals
• Findings from FaMOS will help develop ‘best practices’ for feeding young children
• The development of family-based interventions currently involves a lot of guess work because there is no clear understanding of how parental feeding practices influence children’s dietary intake
• FaMOS includes both mothers and fathers for a more complete picture of family meals
• Findings from FaMOS will help develop ‘best practices’ for feeding young children