Meaghen Quinlan-Davidson, Mahalia Dixon, Gina Chinnery, Lisa D Hawke, Srividya Iyer, Katherine Moxness, Matthew Prebeg, Lehana Thabane, J L Henderson
Youth not engaged in education, employment, or training: a discrete choice experiment of service preferences in Canada
BMC public health
avid eating behaviours including greater responsiveness food cues emotional overeating linked child overweight obesity parental feeding practices modifiable components childs food environment may key levers behaviour change tailored interventions support parents children avid eating behaviour however lack research examining parents experiences context study aimed explore parents experiences feeding children avid eating behaviour understand challenges experienced context semistructured interviews parents n 15 preschool child 35 years identified avid eating behaviour profile explored childrens avid eating manifests parental feeding practices used manage avid eating perceived effectiveness strategies data analysed using reflexive thematic analysis four core themes generated theme one got worms childrens insatiable hunger captures parents interpretation complex ways avid eating behaviour manifests theme two parenthood duty illustrates parents perceived responsibilities shape feeding practices theme three lifelong habits captures parents use responsive feeding practices support childrens healthy relationship food theme four picking battles captures structure coercivebased feeding strategies commonly used manage childrens avid eating novel study provides indepth understanding complex ways childrens avid eating behaviour manifests strategic creative parental feeding practices used manage behaviours findings valuable informing development future support resources parentscaregivers help children avid eating behaviours develop healthy relationship food