Abstract
It is recognized that development in the 0-to-5-year period is predictive of lifelong health and well-being and that early childhood development is influenced by parental mental health. Social stressors such as food insecurity can exacerbate parental mental health issues. To improve understanding of this complex interplay, a primary care pediatric practice designed an innovative meal and grocery delivery program for families experiencing food insecurity with at least one child aged 0-5years. As part of the program, food insecurity, parental mental health, and child development were assessed. Food insecurity was found to be correlated with increased stress in the parent-child system, and increased stress was found to be strongly correlated with delays in early childhood developmental progress. These findings suggest that changes in the parent-child relationship resulting from increased parental stress due to food insecurity can play a role in influencing early childhood development.
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