Abstract
Objective: To examine the association between maternal responsive feeding in infancy and later parental feeding style in childhood, with a secondary aim of linking parenting style to child weight status Design: Short-term, longitudinal study Subjects: 65 mother-infant pairs, followed from 3-months to 3-years Methods: Mother-child dyads were seen at enrollment, observed at home when the infant was 3-months-old, and at home again when the infant turned 2-years of age. When the child reached 3-years, mothers self-reported their feeding style. Results: Responsive maternal feeding at 3-months predicted an authoritative feeding style at 3-years, and the authoritative feeding style was associated with a healthier weight status. Conclusion: Responsive feeding in infancy may serve as the foundation for responsive feeding in childhood and may serve to help in reducing obesity risk
Highlights
Responsive maternal feeding at 3-months predicted an authoritative feeding style at 3-years, and the authoritative feeding style was associated with a healthier weight status
Previous studies have identified numerous risk factors to be associated with early obesity, among them high energy intake, low activity or energy expenditure, maternal overweight, rapid early infant growth, and overly controlling maternal feeding styles [3]
Parents exert their influence on child weight by virtue of genetics, but their providing food, setting mealtimes, and in the first years, feeding their offspring, should not be discounted [4]
Summary
The purpose of the present study was to explore the association between maternal responsive feeding in infancy and later parental feeding style in childhood, with a secondary aim of linking parenting style to child weight status. To this end, maternal behavior during a feeding interaction was observed at 3-months, and mothers later self-reported their feeding behaviors at 3years, with the latter used to categorize them along the lines of recognized parental feeding styles
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