Accessibility |
Storing food in a location the child cannot access on his or her own |
Availability |
Having healthy foods at home |
Discussing |
Discussing the availability of food with the child |
Educating |
Teaching the child about foods |
Emotional feeding |
Using food in response to the child's emotional distress |
Encouragement |
Encouraging the child to eat a large variety of foods |
Instrumental feeding |
Using foods to persuade the child to do something |
Involving |
Allowing the child to assist in preparing food |
Meal routines |
Eating meals together as a family |
Modeling |
Eating healthy foods in the presence of the child |
Monitoring |
Keeping track of the food the child eats |
Permissiveness |
Giving in to the child's opposition to eat healthy food |
Pressure to eat |
Pressuring the child to eat healthy foods |
Providing feedback |
Providing a positive or negative response on the food a child has consumed |
Rewarding |
Offering the child toys or other non-food rewards for healthy eating |
Rules |
Setting explicit rules, for example about what kind and how much food the child is allowed to eat |
Structure |
Giving the child food at fixed times |
Visibility |
Having healthy foods where they can easily be seen |