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Supporting Children’s Healthy Development During Mealtime in Early Childhood Settings by Adrien D. Malek-Lasater; Kyong-Ah Kwon; Diane M. Horm; Susan B. Sisson; Dipti A. Dev; Sherri L. Castle is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of and relationship between responsive feeding practices used during early childhood education (ECE) mealtimes and high-quality teaching practices and teacher characteristics. We found variation in teachers' use of responsive feeding practices. Teachers were more often observed using role modeling than supporting eating self-regulation. Programs that implemented family style meal service had a generally higher use of responsive feeding practices. Overall, we found positive associations between high-quality teaching practices and responsive feeding practices. Teachers' Head Start status was associated with teaching practices and role modeling during mealtime. Teachers' education and salary were associated with high-quality teaching practices. This study highlights the possible training needs for teachers related to responsive feeding practices and the need to expand classroom quality assessment to incorporate classroom routines. Finally, this study sheds light on the importance of building better interdisciplinary partnerships to support teachers during mealtimes and to improve ECE mealtime practices in order to help promote opt

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Author

Adrien D. Malek-Lasater; Kyong-Ah Kwon; Diane M. Horm; Susan B. Sisson; Dipti A. Dev; Sherri L. Castle

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences